Missouri Animals Jumping bush cricket   (Orocharis saltator) Arthropoda: Insecta: Orthoptera Native North American insect Habitat: open woodlands Diet: ID Features: brown body and tapered tail, unique call Natural History: The Jumping bush cricket grows to 16 mm long and has short legs. It lives on trees, bushes, and vines in open dry areas.
The graphics, text, and sound are from: Singing Insects of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.