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Grasshopper in the middle of the walking path in Tuorla, near Turku. Shot with Huawei P20 Pro. No editing.
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper. Species that change colour and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.
Grasshoppers have antennae that are generally shorter than their body and short ovipositors. They also have pinchers or mandibles that cut and tear off food. Those species that make easily heard noises usually do so by rubbing the hind femurs against the forewings or abdomen (stridulation), or by snapping the wings in flight.
Tympana, if present, are on the sides of the first abdominal segment. The hind femora are typically long and strong, fitted for leaping. Generally they are winged, but hind wings are membranous while front wings (tegmina) are coriaceous and not fit for flight. Females are normally larger than males, with short ovipositors. Males have a single unpaired plate at the end of the abdomen. Females have two pairs of valves (triangles) at the end of the abdomen used to dig in sand during egg laying.
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Llegó a nuestra casa, le hice unas fotos y lo dejamos marchar. Suerte amigo.
The grasshopper came to our house I took some pictures and we let it go. Good luck my friend.
During today's walk, I met this huge grasshopper, 10cm long
Rencontre avec cette sauterelle de près de 10cm de long aujourd'hui
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Spotted this grasshopper while I was bringing in the shopping. It was perched on a metal arrow head in my neighbour's gate. I fetched my camera and flashgun and played hide and seek with the grasshopper for the next ten minutes, trying to find good shooting angles and getting the focus right, while holding the flashgun in my left hand. Manual exposure, auto focus, and PocketWizard to trigger the off camera flash.
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers. Species that change colour and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.
As food
In many places around the world, grasshoppers are eaten as a good source of protein. In Mexico for example chapulines are used as a snack or filling. It is served on skewers in Chinese food markets, like the Donghuamen Night Market
Raw grasshoppers should be eaten with caution, as they can contain tapeworms
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
A juvenile Grasshopper, love the bright green colours of these, quite well camouflaged on the leaves too.
Provence, France. Taken with Fuji X-T2 with XF50-140 +1.4X and Canon 500D close up filter. To see a wider range of images. Please click on the link below.
This grasshopper as can be seen is very well camouflaged. When I first saw it it was on a wood pier though easier seen there it still blended in very well, its movement is what caught my attention. DSC_7464-HDR-1-CR
This is another one of the many grasshoppers that were in the hay field. This one had landed on a passionflower.
I visited RSPB Bar Mouth Hide - at the mouth of the river Bann for the first time today, the surrounding wetlands are great.
Instagram user @Martyd999 had spotted some Grasshopper warblers there the day before and thought it would be worth a visit. A kindly RSPB ranger pointed me to the right locale.
From RSPB:
Key information
The high, insect-like reeling song of the grasshopper warbler is the best clue to its presence. Even when you hear one it can be difficult to locate it due to the ventriloquial effect of its singing. If seen on migration it moves like a little mouse, creeping through the foliage. Dramatic population declines have made this a Red List species.
What they eat:
Insects
Measurements:
Length:12.5-13.5cm
Wingspan:15-19cm
Weight:11-16g
UK breeding:16,000 pairs