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Gardening in mediterranean climates => Wildlife in the garden (birds, butterflies, and how to attract them) => Topic started by: JTh on July 07, 2014, 05:44:44 PM
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I shall not put this beautiful great green bush-cricket under pests, since it seems to be a useful helper, being carnivorous, eating maggots and insects. It was climbing on my garden tool shelf, probably looking for the proper tool. It must be a male, the body plus wings were at least 5 cm long, the yellow antennas and the hind legs more than 10 cm long, some nice yellow stripes on the green wings. Fortunately, I did not try to hold it, the bite is said to be painful.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14592869624_145d587b4b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oewgJq)_7071931 Tettigonia viridissima.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oewgJq) by JorunT (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr