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Unknown species of Moth, Ipswich, UK

Grasshoppers are insect herbivores from Caelifera suborder within the order Orthoptera . Insects have antennae that are almost always shorter than his body and also has the ovipositor short. Sound generated several species of grasshoppers are usually produced by rubbing the femur back towards the front wing or the abdomen (called stridulasi ), or because of flapping its wings while flying. Femur length and strength behind it is generally suitable for jumping. Insects are generally winged , although the wings sometimes can not be used to fly. Female locusts typically larger than the male grasshopper. In Islam, Grasshopper is one of the two animals that have been first if death is still permissible to eat, along with fish .

 

Explored 8-22-2014

 

A very tiny plant hopper has a front row seat to watch mating Least Skippers....See my previous post to see how small these butterflies are

Not been able to get close to this dragonfly in the last few days until today (my birthday) when it happily climbed on my finger and smiled for the camera :)

Olympus OMD EM5 & takumar 1.4/50

Small insect on the go

虫こぶ; 虫えい

red common darter in Ashington woods taken yesterday

Large insect hotel at Turlin Moore Community Garden.

Visited my brother who happens to have a small wood with ponds at the bottom of the garden.

My first scorpion fly :)

 

esta bella mariposa vestida de negro y dorado me la encontré en el pasillo de una casa

Ashraf Robin - A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d.

Applied Wavelet Noise reduction to this with pleasing results

I was hanging out the washing when I spotted this chap on a dead fritillary leaf.

Dashed doors grabbed theCanon G9 and only managed this shot before it flew off.

 

Have no idea what it is so can anyone offer a polite suggestion?

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It had a brown back with a white mark on a wing.

 

Sorry nothing more to add it was gone all too soon.

Saw at a park of Hong Kong

Lens: Schneider Kreuznach ..old Lens f5.6/150mm GF

a Nalassus laevioctostriatus beetle, one of five seen under bark of a fallen tree in Battle Great Wood

Thanks to Rockwolf for confirmation of id.

Well, I never knew flies 'cocked' their leg. ;-))

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Who can resist to photograph those shiny green eyes?

Black-shouldered Spinyleg dragonfly (Dromogomphus spinosus) emerging along the Potomac River, Port Frederick State Park, Maryland

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