Cricket and goldenrod

From the goldenrod (Solidgo spp.) flowers in the background I take the dry plant to be goldenrod as well, and from what seems to be an ovipositor I take the cricket to be a female. Why it had one wing splayed to the side and its two rear legs stuck out in the air, I don’t know. Or maybe I do: the two frontmost legs on the left side appear truncated or bent sharply back toward the body, so perhaps the cricket was dead. Yes, that would also explain why it didn’t move while I took pictures of it.

Today’s photograph is from September 29th near the intersection of E. Stassney Ln. and Burleson Rd. in southeast Austin.

© 2015 Steven Schwartzman