While I was out this morning looking for butterflies I ran into this little Cricket.
This is a Speckled Bush Cricket. It only hung around for a couple of quick snaps and wouldn’t have stood a chance of getting a post of it’s own and it hasn’t.
Here’s the cutie…
These are the nymphs of the Speckled Bush Cricket. Perfect little miniatures of their parents and always worth keeping an eye out for.
You could easily mistake these for some kind of Aphid but they are not.
A Tramp in the Woods 
Very nice shots. The adult seems to have a lump beyond the pronotum. Is that normal for this species. The nymphs are excellent.
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Thanks Andrew and a good question. I should have written more. 🙂 The Speckled Bush Cricket is a flightless insect. The male of the species has two small flaps where his fore wings ought to be (That’s what you are looking at) the hind wings are absent. The female has even smaller remnants of wings and of course a great big scythe like ovipositor. All perfectly normal.
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Thanks Colin, very interesting. You are a mine of information.
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never saw such a cute bug..
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Thank you Shahini 🙂 I hope the move is going well for you 🙂
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Welcome 🙂 how sweet!! u remember that I am moving 🙂 yes move is going well..
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I like our grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids here as well. The green ones just look like they were made from leaves.
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I love the speckled legs and antennae of the nymphs – they really are cute bugs!
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You found your Jimminy 🙂
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The nymphs really are very cute!
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They are adorable! Almost as cute as Fizz!
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The nymphs are so adorable! I have never seen one, they must be tiny. Thank you for sharing!
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They are both delightful. I love the speckles of the nymphs.
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