Orthoptera predation

[swagserpent]

Feel free to contribute to this thread, accounts, pictures and videos are all welcomed. Scavenging is also fine, but lets try to focus on predation

A species of Bush cricket eats a fly.


Pholidoptera griseoaptera eats a solitary Bee


Saga Pedo eats a smaller Bush Cricket


Found this picture of a species of King Cricket eating a species of Funnel Web Spider it presumably killed.


Sia Ferox prededating on a species of Cicada

Heres some more.
Jerusalem Cricket eating a Grub


A armoured Bush Cricket eating some sort of prey item.


A Conehead Katydid eating a species of Anole


Listroscelis sp eating a prey item


Red Eyed Devil Katydid eating a Gecko


A species of Katydid eating another species of Katydid


A conehead Katydid attacking a Scorpion. Never seen a Katydid attack a Scorpion before so i find this to be preety impressive.


And Katydids eating a Mantis and a Stick Bug

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Saga Pedo devouring another smaller species of Bush Cricket

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Teigonia sp eating a Papilio machaon butterfly


A Great Green Bush Cricket eating a species of Cone headed Bush Cricket.


Rainbow Katydid eating a Bush Katydid

[swagserpent]

Gladiator Meadow Katydid eating a cricket

[spartan]

Is prededation even a word?

[swagserpent]

Feb 24, 2017 14:24:58 GMT 5 spartan said:

Is prededation even a word?

Nope, I spelt it wrong, it is acctually called predation. I will edit it.