young grasshopper in flower
I was scanning these flowers on the Savanna Meadow Trail at the Wildflower Center when I thought I saw some motion in one. Looking through the macro lens I was surprised to see this tiny grasshopper. The flower was maybe 2 cm, a little less than an inch in diameter. I assume this is a youngster, not a very small species, but I don't know for sure. Could be a nymph of Melanoplus sp. I've never seen a grasshopper perched in a flower like this before...
With 25 mm tube
young grasshopper in flower
I was scanning these flowers on the Savanna Meadow Trail at the Wildflower Center when I thought I saw some motion in one. Looking through the macro lens I was surprised to see this tiny grasshopper. The flower was maybe 2 cm, a little less than an inch in diameter. I assume this is a youngster, not a very small species, but I don't know for sure. Could be a nymph of Melanoplus sp. I've never seen a grasshopper perched in a flower like this before...
With 25 mm tube