Long Antennae, Long Legs [Contest Staff Favorites August 2015]
Uploaded: August 18, 2015 06:33:37 | Entered: August 18, 2015 06:34:26
A species of katydid, also called a bush-cricket. Katydids get their name from the song produced by rubbing their wings together, which sounds like "Katy did, Katy didn't". Antennae are two or three times the length of the body. Their tympana (ears) are the dark patches near the bend on the front legs.
I believe this is a Lesser Angle-winged Katydid (Microcentrum retinerve) nymph. One of the differences between grasshoppers and katydids is that grasshoppers have much shorter antennae.
f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO-400, 55mm, crop
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/16000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: NIKON D3200
Jeff Sielski August 18, 2015
Great capture Joy!! #1627173Joy E. Cobb August 19, 2015
Thank you, Jeff! #11348296Gord MacEachern August 19, 2015
This is fantastic Joy, the capture is perfect, and the info is awesome , VWD !!! #11348438Joy E. Cobb August 22, 2015
Thank you, Gord. #11349325G. Margaret Hennes August 27, 2015
What a great macro Joy! #11351244Joy E. Cobb October 02, 2015
Thank you, G. Margaret. #11381138Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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