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Is this a roach or a cricket? #717330

Asked August 25, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT

Found this guy on top of my baseboard this morning. I’m not sure what it is!

Suffolk County New York

Expert Response

Nope.  That looks like a katydid though I would need a closer image and possibly a side view.  I have not seen a brown one so I could be wrong.  It could be a cricket.
It is not a roach.  They do not have hind legs adapted for jumping as this insect does.
Ed Replied August 25, 2020, 12:35 PM EDT

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