Description: This nymph (false) katydid or bush-cricket, ~2-3cm, looks like a giant ant (mimicry); however, ants (Hymenoptera) neither have such - long - antennae nor such strong hind-legs (femur)! The colouration supports the mimicry: the dark colour of antennae is interrupted by a broad white part, hence they seem to be short like the ones of ants. The same happens with the colourful neon-stripes that legs seem thin and the body seems constricted.. like a real ant! please compare (Nymph from Africa):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macroxiphus_sp_cricket.jpg Subfamily: Phaneropterinae BURMEISTER, 1838 (false katydids) [det. Brigitte Helfert, 2013, based on this photo] Family: Tettigoniidae KRAUSS, 1902 (bush-crickets or katydids, Laubheuschrecken) [det. "shadowshador", 2013, based on this photo] Superfamily: Tettigonioidea KRAUSS, 1902 Suborder: Ensifera (crickets, katydids and bush-crickets, Langfühlerschrecken) Order: Orthoptera (Heuschrecken & Grillen) Infraclass: Neoptera (Neuflügler) Subclass: Pterygota Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subphylum: Hexapoda Phylum: Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer) taxonomical info:
orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNa.. and:
www.biolib.cz/en/taxontree/id87/ Indonesia, W-Papua, vic. Manokwari: Gunung Meja (Table mountain NP), ca. 100m asl., 11.08.2010 (IMG_3684). Date: 11 August 2010, 16:09. Source:
ant-mimicking nymph of a bush-cricket. Author:
gbohne from Berlin, Germany.
