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Katydid
16.73, -92.97
Field Notes
Description:
Small, 1.5 cm, Katydid. This one is a female with short wings and brightly striped black and white antennae. These live on a low-growing bush covered in long spines, which hurt for several minutes if they puncture the skin. The katydid matches the plant perfectly except for a brown stripe down the the center of the abdomen. Family Tettigoniidae.
Habitat:
Roadside bushes, highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas y Tuxtla Gutierrez, Km. 11.5.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 3, 2016
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