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A grasshopper rests on stalk of spring wheat.

Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) on corn husk in afternoon sunlight, late summer/early fall. Though a native North American species, people call it a pest because it can greatly damage crops. Others admire its adaptability. Still others point out that it feeds birds and other wildlife when its numbers rise. Taken in a Connecticut cornfield.

A closeup of an adult Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium) sitting on a stone

Green Grasshopper crawling along the ground

Common field grasshopper closeup macro photo

longhorn beetle of borneo sabah malaysia

Also called Large Hay Horse, Large Green Hay Horse, or Green Deciduous Locust.

I discovered this hayhorse in an oleander bush. The green colouring of the insect was a good camouflage in the leaf green of the oleander. The animal crawled from one leaf to another. The filigree legs and the delicate wing veins are easy to recognise. The strong close-up shows many more details, such as the eyes, the armour or the legs.

Grasshopper climbing green bitten leaf - animal behavior.

Armour Plated Ground Cricket in Namibia.

Chorthippus parallelus Meadow Grasshopper Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

$Umbria, Italy:\nTettigonia viridissima$

An extreme close-up of a Katydid grasshopper, a well camouflaged insect that blends into leaves

True Cricket Nymph of the Family Trigonidiidae

Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) female's empty exuvia exoskeleton skin, stock photo nature image

Outdoor close-up, high angle Macro-photography of grasshopper sitting on green leaf in nature. No people, full length and selective focus with copy space.

A large yellow female grasshopper with a black, long, curved ovipositor located below the long wings at the end of the abdomen in close-up. Characteristic long antennae are distinguished from locusts.

Close up shot of orange grasshoppers on green leaf in Sarasota, Florida

Striking Macro Image of Green Cricket Highlighting Delicate Features

mosquito insect in the wild, North China

Giant grasshopper (Saga ephippigera) in Termessos National Park

Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). Wildlife animals.

$Description:\nAdult wart-biters are 31–82 millimeters, with females being significantly larger than males. They are typically dark green in colour, usually with dark brown blotches on the pronotum and wings (a dark brown morphotype also occurs). The female has a long and slightly up curved ovipositor.\n The wart-biter has a song consisting of a rapidly repeated series of short bursts of clicks, sometimes lasting for several minutes.\nWart-biters normally move about by walking; they rarely fly, except when frightened. Most can only fly 3 to 4 meters at a time.\nHabitat:\nThe species is found in calcareous grassland and heathland habitats.\n\nDiet:\nThe species is omnivorous. Plants eaten include knapweed, nettles, bedstraws; the species also eats insects, including other grasshoppers. \nLife cycle:\nThe wart-biter lays its eggs in the soil; these eggs normally hatch after two winters. It then passes through seven instar stages between April and June. The adult stage is reached in the beginning of July. Wart-biter populations peak in late July and early August. Newly hatched Decticus are encased in a sheath to facilitate their trip to the soil surface, the sheath holding the legs and antennae safely against the body while burrowing upwards. A neck which can in turn be inflated and deflated, enlarges the top of its tunnel, easing its passage upwards.\nStatus and distribution:\nThis species occurs throughout continental Europe, except the extreme south, ranging from southern Scandinavia to Spain, Italy, and Greece. It is also found in temperate Asia, as far east as China. Geographic features such as mountains have fragmented the species, leading to a wide range of forms and numerous subspecies.\n\nConservation:\nThe population of wart-biters has declined in many areas of northern Europe. In Britain and the Netherlands, it is threatened with extinction (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

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