Bush Cricket (Katydid) - Late instar nymph

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

A bush cricket nymph in the later stages of development. Crickets usually grow in about 6 instars (stages). The wings start growing around the fourth or fifth instar. Here the wings are visible but still very short, they ultimately grow to almost twice the body length in this species.
(Crickets, as well as many other insects, resemble the adult upon hatching, with the exception of wings and reproductive organs. Such insects do not have larvae or pupae, but grow in instars.)

Canon 500D, 100mm Macro USM, Gorillapod support
SS 1/40
Av 9.0
ISO 800
EC -0.3
Full frame

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[Mrudul Godbole]

Good details. The small wings as you have mentioned are nicely documented. Thanks for sharing the detailed information.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

What is its actual size? 1cm?
Nice description and image.
Without the dark dried leaves in the background the image would have been even better. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Sabyasachi: Around 1.5 cm. The earlier one was smaller, about 8mm.