Tetrigidae (family)

Pygmy grasshopper at Forde, ACT

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Identification history

	Tetrigidae (family)	15 Mar 2021	RogerF
	Unidentified	12 Mar 2021	Christine

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Was only about 2mm long. I saw it jump and thought it was a jumping spider - but a small one ;). Had to take the photo from a short distance to avoid it moving again, so not very clear. Is this a baby grasshopper?? Or just a very small one??

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RogerF wrote:

15 Mar 2021

Adult

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1 Abundance
12 Mar 2021 02:33 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Tetrigidae (family) Scientific name
Pygmy grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1087.13m Recorded at altitude
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