A new to me cricket(?) with blue highlights

[JBW]

[bnnrcn]

Beautiful

[JBW]

Beautiful

agreeed

[Shadowman]

Nice, should be easy to identify unless those are toxic markings.

[JBW]

Nice, should be easy to identify unless those are toxic markings.

not so easy as you may think.

[deetheturk]

Nice capture B

[JBW]

Nice capture B

and strangely difficult. He /she was almost perfectly matched to the leaf. Very hard to see let alone shoot. At least for me.

[Suzan J]

Hello Brian: You certainly have some interesting bugs and flowers in your part of the world. You must have a good eye to have spotted this fellow. With the exception of his blue dots, he does disappear into the leaf.

[JBW]

Hello Brian: You certainly have some interesting bugs and flowers in your part of the world. You must have a good eye to have spotted this fellow. With the exception of his blue dots, he does disappear into the leaf.

He was near to eye level but I did have to go back and see if I saw what I thought I saw. There are indeed some interesting beasties here but you are close to Ottawa and there are some really strange beasts there. I think they are called senators and members of parliament? (I was born in Vancouver)

[deetheturk]

After closer inspection B,is he/she missing the right back leg?

[JBW]

After closer inspection B,is he/she missing the right back leg?

Certainly hard to see it if it is there!

[DayLeePhotos]

Wow - great capture especially with how well it blends into the leaf!!!

[Brownbear]

Lovely capture! Beautiful critter!

[Dave Humphries]

Great capture and composition Brian

[JBW]

Wow - great capture especially with how well it blends into the leaf!!!

the pp helps a lot to make it visible

[JBW]

Lovely capture! Beautiful critter!

it amazes me constantly just how beautiful insects are.

[JBW]

Great capture and composition Brian

But until it was pointed out to me I didn't realize the cricket was missing a leg. Got to sharpen up the eyes a little bit more.