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Description:

Photo take at night by the light entrance found this big katydid
about 7 cm brown like dry leafs color.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MartinL
What a spectacular photo, Gerardo. Grasshoppers with long antennae are classified as katydids. Katydids are nocturnal and true grasshoppers are asleep when lights are on. They are brown or green as you can see here http://baypoll.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/katydids.html

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012

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