tom in bangkok Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Spotted this on one of my basil leaves this morning and it looks like an ant with huge antennae and it appears to have 6 legs, but not sure. Does anyone know what it is and if it's harmful to my plants (or me)? I was looking up Thai ants but couldn't find any that were as red as this one or with those big antennae. How would it even make it up so high in my condo anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom in bangkok Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Bump. Anyone know what this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 firstly; steer away from 'ant' and focus upon 'locust' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 ...or more towards 'katydid' getting warmer... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom in bangkok Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 <deleted>. Thanks @tifino. I'd been flicking them off the leaves since their "feet" vaguely reminded me of something not good for plants. Glad to hear they're likely young locusts that somehow landed on my plants on my 10th floor balcony and not a utility insect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, tom in bangkok said: Glad to hear they're likely young locusts that somehow landed on my plants on my 10th floor balcony and not a utility insect. except that a locust's job in life, is to devour plants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom in bangkok Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Just now, tifino said: except that a locust's job in life, is to devour plants! Then locusts and humans have conflicting interests 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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