Orthoptera - Ecuador

O. Orthoptera - Ecuador: Grasshoppers, Katydids, Crickets & Locusts

The order Orthoptera consists of the grasshoppers, katydids, crickets & locusts. Most are terrestrial herbivores with hind legs modified for jumping. The front wings are thickened and protect the membranous hind wings. They are one of the largest groups of plant feeding insects.

Bates trail, Shiripuno, Orellana Ecuador
jumping stick grasshopper (Proscopiidae). on log in middle of Shiripuno river, Shiripuno, Orellana Ecuador. This was sitting on a log in the middle of the Shiripuno River and I just happen to notice it. It was taken with a 672mm equivalent focal length.
(Tettigoniidae) Shiripuno, Orellana Ecuador

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