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17-08-2010, 02:08 PM
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| | | Cricket or grasshopper?
Hi,
Is it a cricket or a grasshopper?
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17-08-2010, 02:24 PM
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| | | Re: Cricket or grasshopper?
It's a grasshopper. Crickets have much longer antenna, usually at least half the size of the body length. It's the best way to tell them apart. Hope that helps! |
17-08-2010, 03:05 PM
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| | | Re: Cricket or grasshopper?
It's a female Meadow Grasshopper to be precise!
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17-08-2010, 03:09 PM
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| | | Re: Cricket or grasshopper?
Thanks for your quick replies.
How do you know it is a female? |
17-08-2010, 03:19 PM
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| | | Re: Cricket or grasshopper?
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Originally Posted by hopeless  Thanks for your quick replies.
How do you know it is a female? | In Meadow Grasshoppers it's not too tricky as the female usually has very short, stubby wings covering just a small portion of the abdomen, as you can see in your picture. The males are fully-winged and the tips may extend beyond the end of the abdomen.
Guy |
17-08-2010, 04:27 PM
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| | | Re: Cricket or grasshopper?
Guy, I am very impressed!! And thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
Let's see if I have learnt something today, do you think I am right on the two following photos?
1 - Male meadow grasshopper 
2- Female meadow grasshopper  |
17-08-2010, 06:16 PM
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| | | Re: Cricket or grasshopper?
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Originally Posted by hopeless Guy, I am very impressed!! And thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
Let's see if I have learnt something today, do you think I am right on the two following photos?
1 - Male meadow grasshopper
2- Female meadow grasshopper | No worries 
The first is actually a Common Green Grasshopper, probably a female. You're spot on with the second though!
The nymphs of all the species have short, stubby wings which can make things confusing, but if you find a 'full-sized' grasshopper with short wings chances are it will be a female Meadow Grasshopper.
Out of interest, here's a shot of a male Meadow Grasshopper from the Gallery by welsh.lensman showing the longer wings. 
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