Characteristics: Yellow/brown colour, long filiform antennae, long spiny legs.
Biology: Egg–nymph–adult
Egg: in (ootheca) case each containing about 30 eggs. Case carried by female for 2-4 weeks until just before hatching.
Nymphs: 5-7 moults taking 2-6 months (average 3 months) to reach maturity. Live and feed with adults.
Adults: small and active, living an average of six months. Winged but do not normally fly.
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