Insect Direct Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 found this lil hopski one night, cant remember seeing one of these before anyone else find these?? p.s its missing the back legs..... google image tells me its a long horned grasshopper or something similar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 one of i think, 2 native species found in the north island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 true...interesting hoping its lays/laid some eggs for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATC Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 We find those little guys all the time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 used to get heaps up north(akld) when I was kid,anywhere there was long grass wasteland etc.I have caught a few round here but only in a couple of places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 We used to see smaller brown ones, and katydids, which look like leaves. Some id info here, but not much data. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resea ... p?Or_ID=18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Not sure if I have seen that one, but this place I used to go to catch bugs for my lizards had all sorts. Even red grass hoppers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 What I want to know is who ate the back legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 What I want to know is who ate the back legs? Not me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Not sure if I have seen that one, but this place I used to go to catch bugs for my lizards had all sorts. Even red grass hoppers. red grasshoppers gimme gimme :lol: lol What I want to know is who ate the back legs? back legs just came off ive got it in a smallish container one day i noticed 1 leg off then the next day both....must of been trying to leg it :lol: still alive about a week later i hope it lays eggs i want to breed something different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 have the red grasshoppers here and some greens guy called simon morris i trade insects with has been studying nz hoppers for 20 years he's named a few of them as well a few pics of his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Now they look more of a meal than that skinny thing that Mincie has that is probably all wings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Now they look more of a meal than that skinny thing that Mincie has that is probably all wings! meaty little bugs aren't they? hoppers on steroids there are a lot of different types of grasshopper in nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 If you were in Hokitika you probably would have the choice to eat whichever one you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yes, saw that on the news - kids were running around the house going 'eeeeeewwwww!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 i walked through the long grass today and there were 1,000's of those little brown crickets and red grasshoppers everywhere the reptiles are now full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 lil brownies maybe worth breeding, i never realized nz had so many grasshoppers thats awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Might pay to check what the powers that be feel about selling native insects as feeders before you get too geared up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Might pay to check what the powers that be feel about selling native insects as feeders before you get too geared up. they may have something to say about feeding out endangered species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 good point...more interested in just the breeding something diff but if viable you never know i suppose pretty sure the brown cricket isnt native or atleast its distributed worldwide (if its the one im thinking of) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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