Pretty Mutant, Pt. 3 - _TNY_7165
Some grasshoppers, like this meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) suffer from a thing called erythrism. It's a fairly rare genetic mutation, not unlike albinism, which causes parts of, or the whole animal, to become pink.
I say suffer, but it's not painful or anything like that, but it's safe to say that it messes up the hiding potential quite a lot which makes this even rarer as they are less likely to avoid detection than kin with the regular colour scheme.
If I understand correctly, freckles in humans are related to this.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/30605051488/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51340048674/
Pretty Mutant, Pt. 3 - _TNY_7165
Some grasshoppers, like this meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) suffer from a thing called erythrism. It's a fairly rare genetic mutation, not unlike albinism, which causes parts of, or the whole animal, to become pink.
I say suffer, but it's not painful or anything like that, but it's safe to say that it messes up the hiding potential quite a lot which makes this even rarer as they are less likely to avoid detection than kin with the regular colour scheme.
If I understand correctly, freckles in humans are related to this.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/30605051488/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51340048674/