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Monday 5th April 2004, 19:11
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Can anyone ID this insect
Hi everyone,
I photographed this quite big insect (about 2-3 cm length) in Namibia near Fishriver Canyon. http://www.pbase.com/image/22717406
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Monday 5th April 2004, 19:23
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I'm no insect expert, in fact I hate them, but i could give this a shot.
Katydid, perhaps?
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Monday 5th April 2004, 19:25
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That's incredible. What camouflage!
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Monday 5th April 2004, 19:59
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That really is amazing camouflage. It appears to be a Pygmy Grasshopper (Tetrigidae).
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Tuesday 6th April 2004, 13:00
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Any closer to id'ing it tcom?
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Tuesday 6th April 2004, 13:37
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Tuesday 6th April 2004, 13:41
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I made a search with Pamphagidae on google and found a link on Family: Pamphagidae (toad grasshoppers) (http://www.museums.org.za/bio/insect...amphagidae.htm) where a Trachypetrella anderssonii is shown. And this last one looks really close to mine. Thank you for your help.
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Tuesday 6th April 2004, 14:21
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Glad you found it. Great camoflauge, so good I'm surprised you saw it in the first place!
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Wednesday 7th April 2004, 10:15
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I can only confirm it is a Pamphagid; no experience with species though...
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