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Mating grasshoppers - Majorcan field - Maria-de-la-Salut close by.
Posed wonderfully and I ushered them into the undergrowth afterwards.
I now have the feeling they could be locusts.
If ya don't know what this is see below... 😂
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grasshoppers are typically ground-dwelling insects with powerful hind legs which allow them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously. Their front legs are shorter and used for grasping food. As hemimetabolous insects, they do not undergo complete metamorphosis; they hatch from an egg into a nymph or "hopper" which undergoes five moults, becoming more similar to the adult insect at each developmental stage. The grasshopper hears through the tympanal organ which can be found in the first segment of the abdomen attached to the thorax; while its sense of vision is in the compound eyes, the change in light intensity is perceived in the simple eyes (ocelli). At high population densities and under certain environmental conditions, some grasshopper species can change colour and behavior and form swarms. Under these circumstances, they are known as locusts.
I spotted this Grasshopper Sparrow while cruising around Brazoria County last week. It was a good distance from the road but I went for it anyway, I thought the setting looked quite pretty.
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Ammodramus savannarum
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A pretty GrassHopper (top view) in Canberra.
*Note: More pics of Insects and Arachnids in my Fauna ~ Invertebrates Album.
This Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) landed on the sun room's window. Of course photos from inside are a silhouette. From outside you see the reflected blue sky, grasshopper itself, the reflected grasshopper off both layers of the double-paned window and lower-almost out of frame-is the grasshopper's shadow on each pane. Looking out through the window you do not notice the "e-coating" for infrared filtering but there's a definite color shift in each layer.
This Grasshopper didn't mind at all, when I got close with the camera.
The color is very unique, usually they are green in color.
Hope Ya'll like it. Gasssman.
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.
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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
I was scanning these flowers on the Savanna Meadow Trail at the Wildflower Center when I thought I saw some motion in one. Looking through the macro lens I was surprised to see this tiny grasshopper. The flower was maybe 2 cm, a little less than an inch in diameter. I assume this is a youngster, not a very small species, but I don't know for sure. Could be a nymph of Melanoplus sp. I've never seen a grasshopper perched in a flower like this before...
With 25 mm tube
A grasshopper got lost ending up in our living room. So I used the opportunity to take some pictures before it was released into the yard again. I did not bother looking up the species though. Therefore, any pointers are welcome ;-)
For several days I've been sharing photos of coyotes feeding heavily on grasshoppers - finding them in the bunched grass, chasing them as they try to fly off - so this is a good time to slip in a hopper close up from last summer. I haven't done a lot of focus stacking, but did play with it on a cool morning in August, when activity was minimal and there was no wind. This is a 12-image stack, camera on tripod, 105mm macro + 1.7x teleconverter, changing the focus slightly for each shot.
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When you are out trying to shoot insect macros, you sort of have to wait to see what shows up. You find a bud, look for a flattering angle, try to get the light right, and then hope for some color.
and THEN, work to get a couple of shots before the bug bugs out.
Spotted on Lantau Island. Grasshoppers live from spring until Autumn, they never see winter. Apparently, Confucius referred to people as grasshoppers if they couldn't grasp an issue, couldn't see the whole picture or, in other words, see only three seasons and not four.