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Bush katydid and ¿ parasite???

Cycloptera speculata

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Field Notes

Description:

This bush katydid has, what I belive are parasites, this insect camuflage well in the hamelia patents plant.

Habitat:

Rainforest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Jonathan Sequeira
ell Latimeria, I am not so sure it could be something else , I will check on your idea....
Latimeria
Are you sure those are parasites? Mites can be found on a lot of different insects, and use them as a vehicle to get transported over a large area: it's called phoresis. That's what this looks like to me

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