On 11/8/05 15:12, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote:

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"Dave Poole" wrote in message
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Of less interest, I can't remember ever seeing so many green crickets
as this year. Most are recently emerged and are everywhere in the
garden. Usually see several a week at this time of year and hear far
more at night, but anything up to 20 a day are popping up all over the
place and if I open the outside door to the utility room with the
light on, it doesn't take long before half a dozen or so fly inside.


yes we've had a few of those and I can hardly ever recall seeing them
before.
About an inch long and a *very* vivid green colour.

They're quite common in my garden too. And I've seen one brown one with
a go-faster green stripe.

And here's another ID question - walking the dogs on Dartmoor this afternoon
(near the Commandment Stones, for those that know the area) we saw a very
large caterpillar that was quite a bright green with pairs of yellow spots
regularly spaced on its body. It was about 3 or 4" long and rather fat. I
can't say any more than that because at that point another dog appeared and
ours had to be restrained rather hastily!
The area is grassy with heather, gorse and a very small yellow flowered
something growing there. There are a few trees around but very few.
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