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Anyone know what this insect is? Pic included

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JemimaCuddleMuck · 02/09/2019 09:13

Anyone help ID this biting beast please?

Anyone know what this insect is? Pic included
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steppemum · 02/09/2019 09:16

wow, never seen one of those.
Where are you (UK?) and how big is it?

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JemimaCuddleMuck · 02/09/2019 09:20

Southwest UK. And its body is about 2cm long.

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Runninginthewild · 02/09/2019 10:43

I'm guessing some kind of cricket??

pinkyredrose · 02/09/2019 10:44

Looks like a grasshopper.

SaskiaRembrandt · 02/09/2019 10:49

Agree, it looks like some kind of grasshopper.

SaskiaRembrandt · 02/09/2019 10:51

Just had a quick Google - could it be a southern field cricket?

www.wildlifebcn.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/Orthoptera%20keys%20v2.1%202016.pdf

You need to scroll down a little to see a picture.

PencilsInSpace · 02/09/2019 10:55

I think it's a wood cricket - nemobius sylvestris

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JemimaCuddleMuck · 02/09/2019 12:57

Are the pincer bits at the back a bit too small for those types of cricket? Or can they get broken off?

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AutumnCrow · 02/09/2019 12:59

Looks like a male cricket.

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