| Say's Trig Cricket - Anaxipha exigua [1] Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids) » Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera) » Gryllidae (True Crickets) » Trigonidiinae (Winged Bush Crickets) » Anaxipha (Brown Trigs) Live adult male and female crickets photographed at DuPage County, Ilinois. |
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| Also commonly called sword-tail cricket or leaf-running crickets. |
Say's Trig female shows off her sword-like ovipositor
Male Say's Trig |

Here's a better shot of that ovipositor
Spurs, spines, horns, hairs, devil-eyes, and whip antennae. What's not to like?
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