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Anabrus simplex - Mormon Cricket
Tettigoniidae
Pyramid Lake, Nevada, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2004

The long, curved ovipositor on this Mormon cricket indicates that this insect is female.

 
USA, NV, Washoe Co.: S end Pyramid Lake
29.vi.2004, 39º50'N 119º27'W, 1140m
Great Basin Desert.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.