Beauty often appears without us expecting to notice it, like this insect I encountered, perched peacefully on the edge of a leaf. The wind rustled the leaf, but the insect remained calm and silent. It seemed like this tiny insect was enjoying the world at a modest height.

At first, I thought it was a grasshopper. After observing it for a while, I realized it had long antennae, which is not a characteristic of grasshoppers. I then posted this observation on inaturalist, and it turned out to be a cricket from the Tettigoniidae family. In Latin, this cricket is known as Conocephalus maculatus.

I haven't found an official name for this cricket in my local Indonesian language. However, this time I want to call it the yellowish-green cricket, because its body is yellowish-green with brown hues. There's something new about this cricket: its translucent body. This is the first time I've encountered an insect with a clear body. This is truly an extraordinary discovery nature provides for the eye that pauses and observes.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmXTvXTRo6L5RnDeRi3NKQdx3uxEwwKNj7Jd5FNowMZzMg/1770607283166.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcAFoQH7Mwxt8uH1cUe2zqyrfF1z2z44KRijH9d7AcAmc/1770607283232.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWRqMgNgpxCqYU9PghMEJPqfn9YztBHHPAumMwaE6FFk9/1770607283329.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZZTbfzWY6VMUncXi3NbHVqU6puXRxceyyzSbxMMqBTCx/1770607283422.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmd1XSrS3TWL8WhfQ29voja1kWt5g6v7wA2Esg4t54Tu6M/1770607283515.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYHVLd3uhNW23bnZBu8wR9wga2rP3v2sFG3ugxLFhJ8De/1770607344237.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmegBHKmwZ7kNTDjgiLrJmTTbewCsVTAaZ1HzjVGzHzFLH/1770607344309.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWPmx6JwhDXUkKQKTWhUEnrmJ2kXJpWDJhLf6qA4HTDmv/1770607344400.jpg) Latin name | Conocephalus maculatus | - | - | Observation date | 9 Feb, 2026 Camera used | realme 7i Photographers | @reachdreams Location | Aceh, Indonesia | Link to original community | | - | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337900530 Latitude | Longitude | Map | - | - | - | 4.695135 | 96.7493993 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993

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