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Handsome Grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis).
Mike Lewis Park. Grand Prairie Texas.
Dallas County. September 30, 2022.
Nikon D500. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 E ED PF VR + TC-14e III teleconverter.
(420mm) f/8 @ 1/640 sec. ISO 250.
Came to see me when sitting on a bench @ Holme NOA. looks quite aged specimen, probaly a common field grasshopper
Grasshopper taken with a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II, non macro / Sauterelle prise avec un objectif Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II, non macro
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.[1] 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 when egg laying.
They are easily confused with the other sub-order of Orthoptera, Ensifera (crickets), but are different in many aspects, such as the number of segments in their antennae and structure of the ovipositor, as well as the location of the tympana and modes of sound production. Ensiferans have antennae with at least 20-24 segments, and caeliferans have fewer. In evolutionary terms, the split between the Caelifera and the Ensifera is no more recent than the Permo-Triassic boundary (Zeuner 1939).
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Here we see a Grasshopper class Frame defending two Stations. Inspired by something posted by Raymond Nicholson on the MFZ FB page.
MFZ Stats: 2Rh+d8 (foot claws) 1B (boosted legs) 1Gd8 (no ranged weapons) 2W.
I've never seen this species of grasshopper until yesterday when I found several of them. Floyd County, Georgia
Grasshopper
From Wikipedia
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.
In Africa, grasshoppers are an important food source, adding proteins, fat, minerals, and vitamins to the daily diet, especially in times of food crisis. Grasshoppers are usually collected at dusk, using lamps or electric lighting, in sweep nets. They are placed in water for 24 hours, after which they can be boiled or eaten raw, sun-dried, fried, flavored with onions, or used in soup.
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Grasshopper sparrows are all over the place at the Danville Airport, and observers with access to the entire property can turn up nearly 30 individuals. I found them along the main road, and many were cooperative enough to perch on the perimeter fence. Not as close a perch as I would have liked, but about as close as I could have hoped for.
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.
This image is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC).
A few recent Grasshopper Warbler photos from the Clatto Reservoir area of Dundee, where my pal Lainy McCormack found this species in a few spots last Summer. Usually I find these birds in a large expanse of reedbeds on the Tay where they are a nightmare to see but thankfully these birds in a more scrubby area have been slightly easier to see.
This Grasshopper jumped across me on to someone's door. These large Grasshoppers are about 15 cms (approx. 6 ins) long.