A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Tettigoniidae
I believe this is a katydid nymph because of the long antennae. It was tiny--about 4-5mm. Any help with an ID confirmation would be great.
Landscape area at County of San Mateo Civic Center, Redwood City, CA.
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers. Wikipedia
Spotted on May 21, 2012
Submitted on May 22, 2012
2 Comments
I thought it was adorable too! :)
Katydid nymphs are always so cute :)