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Chisui batta meaning blood-sucking grasshopper (male)

Description:

Approximately 5 cm or 2 inches long.

Habitat:

unknown

Notes:

This is actually a katydid. It gets its name from the blood-red color around the jaws. This katydid makes a continuous high-pitched almost electrical jiiiiiii buzzing. Also adults do not die during the winter.

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Tristan Pragnell
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Tristan Pragnell

伊万里市 (Imari), Japan

Spotted on Apr 28, 2013
Submitted on Apr 28, 2013

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