Emerald damsel and Roesel's cricket

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Found a couple of female Emerald damsels at Pulborough Brooks RSPB reserve on Sunday and the largest cricket I have found so far - a gorgeous female Roesel's bush cricket that my husband saved from the pond it flew into (accidentally I would imagine lol).

Female Emerald damsel:
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and a Large Red peeking over the top doing a cheesy grin lol
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Roesel's bush cricket - about 1 inch to 1½ inches big
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Linda
 
Excellent. All good, but the last shot of the cricket stands out for me.
 
Once again you bring in the bacon with that Cricket shot ( last one)

I love it :clap:

Les :D
 
Love the cricket, amazed at the size - over 1" ! I also like the cheeky pose of the two damsels.
 
Nice shots. Interesting to see a long-winged form of the Roesel's.
 
Lez325 said:
Once again you bring in the bacon with that Cricket shot ( last one)

I love it :clap:

Les :D
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moaten said:
Love the cricket, amazed at the size - over 1" ! I also like the cheeky pose of the two damsels.
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squishy said:
Nice shots. Interesting to see a long-winged form of the Roesel's.
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Thanks again everyone for the nice comments - really appreciate them.

Re the long-winged form, I did read in one of my insect books that the long-winged form is only usually seen during hot summers, so maybe the very hot early spring accounts for this.

Linda
 
LindaB said:
Re the long-winged form, I did read in one of my insect books that the long-winged form is only usually seen during hot summers, so maybe the very hot early spring accounts for this.

Linda
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That was my thought.
I've seen a few Roesels around my area, I'll keep an eye out for long-winged ones now.
 
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