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Greater Arid Land Predaceous Katydid

Posted by January 6th, 2006 at 1:00 am

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Katydids

What kind is this?
Took this picture in Real County and don’t know what kind of grasshopper it is , It
was very long about 4 inches.
Thanks,
Bev

shieldback neobarrettia Greater Arid Land Predaceous Katydid

Hi Bev,
This is a Greater Arid Land Predaceous Katydid, Neobarrettia spinosa, a female recognizeable by her stingerlike ovipositor. There is a dramatic account of them on BugGuide.

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