Red-headed Bush Cricket

[Woody Meristem]

Red-headed bush crickets are fairly common in my area, but they're much smaller than a field cricket and few people notice them. They're quite colorful and good subjects for macro since they're usually about 3/16 inch long.

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[Andrew Lamberson]

Wow! Excellent shot.

 

[Charles Loy]

Great shot, that bug looks like it has a bug on it's nose. A weird cricket

 

[Ralph]

Red-headed bush crickets are fairly common in my area, but they're much smaller than a field cricket and few people notice them. They're quite colorful and good subjects for macro since they're usually about 3/16 inch long.

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very cool

 

[seh]

Great shot, that bug looks like it has a bug on it's nose. A weird cricket

Something is either hitching a ride or about to be breakfast

 

[Woody Meristem]

Something is either hitching a ride or about to be breakfast

What you're looking at are its palps, which are some of its mouthparts. They're usually extended forward to detect scents.