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Red baron - Psophus stridulus male

Another grasshopper (Psophus stridulus male) with colourful wings captured in jump. One of the last big summer insects which is active during autumn in mountain meadows of Slovakia.

 

See also Blue-winged grasshopper

 

Single shot taken with Canon U.S. camera (therefore the time is wrong, the photo was taken in early afternoon) and MP-E 65mm lens with Pentax 1.7x converter (as wide-angle adapter).

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Uploaded on June 6, 2011
Taken on October 15, 2007