Looks like some sort of cricket but its beaten me.

[Geoff F]

Yesterday, at the bottom of my garden, S. Devon. Small, about 3/8 inch head to tail. Just sitting there soaking up the sun. But anybody got any ideas on ID please.

[Ukwildlifeo]

looks like a bush cricket nymph, possibly Rosel's bush cricket

[GuyF]

I agree it's a bush-cricket nymph, but I'd say it's a Dark Bush-cricket.
Guy

[Geoff F]

Thanks for that. I had thought about a cricket nymph but my reference books only show adults.

When I moved here, about 20 years ago, there were a lot of crickets and grasshoppers around. During late summer evenings their 'singing' was deafening but over the past 10 years I have rarely heard any. Occasionally I used to see a darkish brown cricket, but not for several years now.

A few Speckled Bush Crickets live here, especially in the vegetable patch, but nothing else. So, let's hope they might return; it would be nice to hear their chorus again.

[Wild-Woman]

I would agree with Dark Bush-cricket nymph.Exactly what I have seen before. I'm 99.9% sure.

[aeshna5]

Yes it's a Dark BC nymph- I saw my first of the year at Paxton Pits on Saturday; a 1st instar.