Skip to main content
Today is National Trails Day!
Close

Wildlife Spotting

Photo by JakeStevens
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

28.3106, -82.5594

Field Notes

Description:

Roach with a giant tail

Habitat:

Forest, near pond

Notes:

I found this bug dead on my back porch. It is covered so it couldn't have been dropped by anything. I would really like to know what it is. Thanks :D

Species ID Suggestions

Rhaphidophoridae

Atachycines apicalis
TakaJNozaki
2

Katykid
EarthNature
2

Comments (11)
EarthNature
I did think it was a cave cricket before but it didnt convince me much, it could be though. Only that I still kinda think it might be a grasshopper. I dont really know :S
TakaJNozaki
I think this is a kind of grass hopper which live in caves or humid, dark places. Please Google image them the name above...
JakeStevens
Doesn't sound like that bug.. And I thought it may have been a crustacean as well, but if you look closer on it's arms, it has little hook things for climbing I think
EarthNature
I did find a bug that was pretty similar but I can't find any picture of it on the internet. Only that this bug looked green and the info said that it was small. The insect is called , tonelero de la alfafa (spanish) and is a bug that eats tree sap. Well that's really all. Just trying to help :S even though i doubt it's really THAT bug.
EarthNature
lol, it would be cool if it were an unidentified species. Though Im gonna check a little bit more to see if I can find something similar. I'll send another comment for any new id suggestions.
Dale
Looks like a Crustacean to me.
JakeStevens
No it didn't look like any of those.. Do u think you could pass this around to some other people? Maybe this is an unidentified species
EarthNature
I checked on some other animals and some insects it, MAY be a grasshopper, a rock crawler, a dove beetle or maybe a mole cricket. Check pictures of those and check if its alike. If it's not any, I really have no idea.
JakeStevens
I wish I had taken a better a picture... But it doesn't really look like a katykid.. It was much fatter
EarthNature
I think it is a katykid, they have long ovipositors (Giant Tail).
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 18, 2011

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies