restless bush cricket
Hapithus agitator
Mating pair. Female (above) is feeding on the male's raised forewings. This occurs after the female has mounted the male and received the spermatophore.
Fig. 6,
Alexander & Otte 1967
(drawing by D. Otte).
A 30 minute video of mating behavior in
H. agitator
, courtesy of Wil Hershberger, is available
here
.
