Rolf Nagel-Fl-18-8414-Oedipoda caerulescens

Oedipoda caerulescens

Blue-winged Grasshopper ........... jumping

Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke ... springend

Blåvinget Ørkengræshoppe ........ springer

 

Sometimes these grasshoppers unfold their beautiful blue wings and fly immediately after take-off (as shown in the previous image), more often it happens a bit later or they simply jump.

 

Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s

 

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If you like my pictures of insects in flight, you should visit my special website on insect flight:

www.insektenflug.de

 

Wenn Ihnen meine Bilder fliegender Insekten gefallen, besuchen Sie bitte meine Homepage speziell zu diesem Thema:

www.insektenflug.de

 

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PLEASE, NO AWARDS or these large group icons like "your wonderful, great photo was seen in group xyz". They will be deleted sooner or later.

 

BITTE KEINE AWARDS oder diese großen Gruppen-Icons wie "Ich habe Dein wunderbares Bild in Gruppe xyz gesehen". Die lösche ich früher oder später.

 

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