Grasshopper Tuesday again...
Good morning everyone. Presented today for your viewing pleasure is the Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis). The 4th in a series of different grasshoppers photographed this past year. After the Red-legged Grasshopper, it is the most common grasshopper found here locally, and this past season the numbers I saw of Differentials was up significantly from prior years.
Of all the grasshoppers found locally the Differential tends to be the most photogenic. Quite handsome for a grasshopper plus it tends not to be as flighty and as a result more co-operative when it comes to having its picture taken.
As for the above photo, this rather large female is perched on Boneset. And as with all grasshoppers, females are typically larger than males. The yellowish background is created by Goldenrod.
As always, don't forget to click on "view previous comments" if you don't see the additional photos in the comment section. Even better, scroll to them by clicking on the arrow thingy to the right of the above pic. And if you want to any pic in the comment section large all you have to do is click on it where you'll also find the complete narrative describing this species of grasshopper.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you are having a truly great week.
Lacey
ISO800, aperture f/11, exposure .006 seconds (1/200) focal length 300mm
Grasshopper Tuesday again...
Good morning everyone. Presented today for your viewing pleasure is the Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis). The 4th in a series of different grasshoppers photographed this past year. After the Red-legged Grasshopper, it is the most common grasshopper found here locally, and this past season the numbers I saw of Differentials was up significantly from prior years.
Of all the grasshoppers found locally the Differential tends to be the most photogenic. Quite handsome for a grasshopper plus it tends not to be as flighty and as a result more co-operative when it comes to having its picture taken.
As for the above photo, this rather large female is perched on Boneset. And as with all grasshoppers, females are typically larger than males. The yellowish background is created by Goldenrod.
As always, don't forget to click on "view previous comments" if you don't see the additional photos in the comment section. Even better, scroll to them by clicking on the arrow thingy to the right of the above pic. And if you want to any pic in the comment section large all you have to do is click on it where you'll also find the complete narrative describing this species of grasshopper.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you are having a truly great week.
Lacey
ISO800, aperture f/11, exposure .006 seconds (1/200) focal length 300mm