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Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
Anyone know about grasshoppers?
http://www.warhams.plus.com/ghopper/ Little green critters that I've seen twice this year.. On both occasions in or near the house. Not keen to jump prefer to crawl.. Looks like a green cricket but book I ahve shows these with red eyes and says not found in Brit Isles? Not worried about them, but I've not seen this type here before though we get the ordinary brown 'whirry' kind in grass/undergrowth up at the plot. About an inch long (despite the pictures;-) Cheers // Jim |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
In message
1fybhn0.1ni3dccg2zkqkN%00senetnospamtodayta@macun limited.net, Jim W writes http://www.warhams.plus.com/ghopper/ very impressed at the way you got dscn0964 to smile for the camera -- dave @ stejonda |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph
(pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or a Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England. Graham Dixon Jim W wrote in message news:1fybhn0.1ni3dccg2zkqkN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... Anyone know about grasshoppers? http://www.warhams.plus.com/ghopper/ Little green critters that I've seen twice this year.. On both occasions in or near the house. Not keen to jump prefer to crawl.. Looks like a green cricket but book I ahve shows these with red eyes and says not found in Brit Isles? Not worried about them, but I've not seen this type here before though we get the ordinary brown 'whirry' kind in grass/undergrowth up at the plot. About an inch long (despite the pictures;-) Cheers // Jim |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph
(pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or a Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England. Graham Dixon Jim W wrote in message news:1fybhn0.1ni3dccg2zkqkN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... Anyone know about grasshoppers? http://www.warhams.plus.com/ghopper/ Little green critters that I've seen twice this year.. On both occasions in or near the house. Not keen to jump prefer to crawl.. Looks like a green cricket but book I ahve shows these with red eyes and says not found in Brit Isles? Not worried about them, but I've not seen this type here before though we get the ordinary brown 'whirry' kind in grass/undergrowth up at the plot. About an inch long (despite the pictures;-) Cheers // Jim |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
Graham Dixon wrote in message ... I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph (pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or a Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England. Great Green Bush Crickets, in the adult phase, are unmistakeable. I encountered them in the Isle of Wight and thought there was a plague of locusts. Three inches long can get pretty alarming when it's insect-shaped! liz |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
"Jim W" wrote in message news:1fybhn0.1ni3dccg2zkqkN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... Anyone know about grasshoppers? http://www.warhams.plus.com/ghopper/ Little green critters that I've seen twice this year.. On both occasions in or near the house. Not keen to jump prefer to crawl.. Looks like a green cricket but book I ahve shows these with red eyes and says not found in Brit Isles? Not worried about them, but I've not seen this type here before though we get the ordinary brown 'whirry' kind in grass/undergrowth up at the plot. About an inch long (despite the pictures;-) Cheers // Jim Yeah - don't know what make & model but we get them from time to time in our garden in Ipswich (East Anglia). Actually quite a vivid lime green colour. In fact, this year is the first time that I've also seen an 'ordinary' brown one in the garden. Is it just something about the weather this year but we seem to have more of everything (flowers, butterflies, insects, flies...)?? Pete |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
Graham Dixon wrote:
I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph (pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or a Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England. I'd go along with the Wart-biter. They are definitely of the cricket family with those long antennae. Grass-hopper antennae are much shorter. -- ned |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
ned wrote:
Graham Dixon wrote: I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph (pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or a Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England. I'd go along with the Wart-biter. They are definitely of the cricket family with those long antennae. Grass-hopper antennae are much shorter. -- ned So what do Wart-Biter's 'do' exactly.. // Jim |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:42:08 +0100,
(Jim W) wrote: So what do Wart-Biter's 'do' exactly.. bite warts? -- martin |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
martin wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:42:08 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: So what do Wart-Biter's 'do' exactly.. bite warts? Zzzzz.. I knew someone would do that.. No seriously.. Do they bite plants and cause warts? Are they a pest, predator,.. 'incidental';-) Just green cos they wanna be! // Jim |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
Jim W wrote:
ned wrote: Graham Dixon wrote: I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph (pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or a Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England. I'd go along with the Wart-biter. They are definitely of the cricket family with those long antennae. Grass-hopper antennae are much shorter. -- ned So what do Wart-Biter's 'do' exactly.. I think it was one of those olden day 'alternative' cures where the insect was encouraged to 'bite the wart' to make it disappear. Any volunteers to substantiate this? ;-) -- ned |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
Jim W wrote:
ned wrote: Graham Dixon wrote: I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph (pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or a Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England. I'd go along with the Wart-biter. They are definitely of the cricket family with those long antennae. Grass-hopper antennae are much shorter. -- ned So what do Wart-Biter's 'do' exactly.. I think it was one of those olden day 'alternative' cures where the insect was encouraged to 'bite the wart' to make it disappear. Any volunteers to substantiate this? ;-) -- ned |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
"martin" wrote in message
... On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:08:41 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: martin wrote: On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:42:08 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: So what do Wart-Biter's 'do' exactly.. bite warts? Zzzzz.. I knew someone would do that.. No seriously.. Do they bite plants and cause warts? Are they a pest, predator,.. 'incidental';-) Just green cos they wanna be! // Jim There seems to be a hairy version too. maybe :-) http://www.esf.edu/efb/gibbs/lab2.htm -- martin A hairy wart biter, sounds like we're entering Monty Python territory ! Duncan |
Grasshopper - Worrisit exactly?
"martin" wrote in message
... On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:08:41 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: martin wrote: On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:42:08 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: So what do Wart-Biter's 'do' exactly.. bite warts? Zzzzz.. I knew someone would do that.. No seriously.. Do they bite plants and cause warts? Are they a pest, predator,.. 'incidental';-) Just green cos they wanna be! // Jim There seems to be a hairy version too. maybe :-) http://www.esf.edu/efb/gibbs/lab2.htm -- martin A hairy wart biter, sounds like we're entering Monty Python territory ! Duncan |
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