Playing hide & seek...
Good morning everyone. Just a single pic today of a grasshopper I rarely see, being an Admirable Grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis), also known as a "Handsome Grasshopper". Either way, can't think of the last I saw one and like the title indicates, this male was doing a pretty good job of hiding in the reeds. I never would have seen it if it hadn't moved a bit when I got near it. Photographed at the reclaimed strip mine, which is a local haven for grasshoppers of all kinds that typically teems with them in late summer - early Fall.
Males and female Admirable Grasshoppers look very different from each other. The females are a bright, clear green and tan, and the males as seen above are brown or tan with blackish and pale yellow markings. Size wise the males are about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length while the females are typically much larger at 2.25 inches (5.6 cm). Both gender have a very slanted face and long hind legs. Males are expert fliers, whereas females are weak fliers and prefer to hop.
Admirables range in the eastern and central United States, west to Arizona. Preferred habitat is dry, grassy, weedy areas, especially disturbed places.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a truly great day.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm
Playing hide & seek...
Good morning everyone. Just a single pic today of a grasshopper I rarely see, being an Admirable Grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis), also known as a "Handsome Grasshopper". Either way, can't think of the last I saw one and like the title indicates, this male was doing a pretty good job of hiding in the reeds. I never would have seen it if it hadn't moved a bit when I got near it. Photographed at the reclaimed strip mine, which is a local haven for grasshoppers of all kinds that typically teems with them in late summer - early Fall.
Males and female Admirable Grasshoppers look very different from each other. The females are a bright, clear green and tan, and the males as seen above are brown or tan with blackish and pale yellow markings. Size wise the males are about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length while the females are typically much larger at 2.25 inches (5.6 cm). Both gender have a very slanted face and long hind legs. Males are expert fliers, whereas females are weak fliers and prefer to hop.
Admirables range in the eastern and central United States, west to Arizona. Preferred habitat is dry, grassy, weedy areas, especially disturbed places.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a truly great day.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm