Comments on: Broad-Tipped Conehead http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/14/broad-tipped-conehead-we-think/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/14/broad-tipped-conehead-we-think/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Dave Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:38:37 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=13698#comment-152 Edible, When I ordered some wild-caught orthoptera from the Everglades area of South Florida, some of these katydids came with the assortment of other species. Quite tasty, too. Though I should add that I've recently read about a fatal case of grasshopper consumption. The culprit was an African specimen in the genus Phymateus. That one featured aposematic coloration, quite unlike the katydid pictured here. Best, Dave www.slshrimp.com Edible,

When I ordered some wild-caught orthoptera from the Everglades area of South Florida, some of these katydids came with the assortment of other species. Quite tasty, too.
Though I should add that I’ve recently read about a fatal case of grasshopper consumption. The culprit was an African specimen in the genus Phymateus. That one featured aposematic coloration, quite unlike the katydid pictured here.

Best,
Dave
http://www.slshrimp.com

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