American Bird Grasshopper

11 years 6 months ago #253094 by Screamin Scott
Schistocerca americana – American Bird Grasshopper

.... A rather large species of which I manged to get a few images of today....Normally they fly off before you can get close enough...

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11 years 6 months ago - 11 years 6 months ago #253095 by pinoldy

Cool!

You might like this too. Seen in El Dorado Canyon in Colorado. I think it's a Two-Striped Grasshopper, but I'm not sure.


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11 years 6 months ago #253096 by pinoldy
...or could he be a locust?


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11 years 6 months ago #253103 by dang
Nice shots guys. Scott, love the sharpness on yours, and what a great find. I've never ran across one. :judge:

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11 years 6 months ago #253109 by Screamin Scott
Thanks Tom...Here's a closer shot showing the neat pattern in it's eyes...

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11 years 6 months ago #253134 by pinoldy
What a great shot! Sort of looks like sci-fi alien.


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11 years 6 months ago #253192 by Dori
Wow! The eyes are beautiful!! :judge: :judge: :judge:

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

Resident Texasotan...

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11 years 6 months ago #253202 by effron
Grasshopper thread...yay!!!


Why so serious?
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