Praying mantis
6326 Found this in my garden. Not sure what this insect is. Never seen before. From India
Number 6326 This is a praying mantis (order Mantodea); there are at least 162 species reported from India – Click here for details.
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Nymph of a long-horned grasshopper
6266 Found this nestled in the leaves of a milkweed plant. From Beausejour Mb
Number 6266 This is a nymph of a long-horned grasshopper (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), likely either a bush cricket or false katydid.
Nymph of a short-horned grasshopper
6260 As you can see by the photo, a clover flower, this is a tiny green grasshopper. more or less 1 centimeter, almost missed it if not for the color contrast. I haven’t been able to identify, is it because it is a immature? or is this an mature grasshopper? Photographed on June 10, below the Eastern Parkway, along the cycling path on the Ottawa river (within a kilometer of Green Creek), sunny condition, early summer. From Ottawa
Number 6260 – This is a nymph of a short-horned grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) – Click here for an example. At this stage, it is not possible to assign a specific i.d. to it; it might be one of the species that stays green all its life, but it also could be one of those that change their appearance as they grow.