| Re: Rescued from the pond
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Originally Posted by Dogghound  Its a Blooming Marvellous Oak Bush Cricket Meconema thalassinum | the specific name derives from the Greek word thalassa, meaning 'the sea'
perhaps it took it too literally!  . . . . .
I wonder where that name came from - it's scarcely a coastal species . . . anyone have any ideas?
Chris
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