Acanthoplus longipes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The long-legged armoured katydid (Acanthoplus longipes) is a species of katydid found in Namibia, and also in the northern portion of Northern Cape Province, South Africa, and southern Angola. It may possibly occur in Botswana. It is found in semi-arid and arid habitats, including the Kalahari Desert and the Namib Desert. It is threatened by habitat destruction, but is widespread and is not considered to be endangered.
It has been recorded feeding on teff in Africa. Long-legged armored katydids utilize the auditory system to communicate with one another through infraspecific auditory communication. Acanthoplus longipes' song calling usually consists of verses with two pulses. The first pulse contains three pulses and the second pulse contains five pulses and they generally lasts for a few minutes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Longleg Armoured Corncricket sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Longleg Armoured Corncricket in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Longleg Armoured Corncricket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Longleg Armoured Corncricket sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Longleg Armoured Corncricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
