Aggressive Stance?

[Gandhi]

I think this is a bush cricket of some description. Can’t seem to find a definite ID anywhere, but it’s a cricket and NOT a grass-hopper!
The fruits of a happy afternoon hunting bugs in fields around Bath. It’s been cropped for impact but that’s about it.
You’ll have to excuse the flash reflections on the carapace and legs, but the light wasn’t good and I was at ISO640 already!
(I don’t think it was too happy with an SB800 @ full power 30cm’s from it’s face!)




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[Janice]

A spotted bush cricket ....... i took the a photo of the very same this morning!!

 

[Gandhi]

Cheers Janice.

I knew somebody would have the answer!

 

[Celestia]

(I don’t think it was too happy with an SB800 @ full power 30cm’s from it’s face!)

That would probably account for the aggressive stance then.

I actually think that it's the aggressive stance that really makes that pic - I really like it a lot.