Tuesday 15 May 2012

Mountain Grasshopper on the move

Have seen a few female Mountain Grasshoppers moving about in the past couple of days and today found one at the wood heap and managed to get a shot. It was very active and was not going to show the defensive display, just intent on getting to wherever it was going.


2 comments:

  1. Hi Ian
    You are lucky to have found this.
    It is really a Katydid, but the scientific name you have for it is correct.
    Great shot on the other post of it doing the display.
    Lucky you.
    Denis

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  2. Thanks Denis, we usually see them a few times a during a year and I can still recall the first time and being amazed at such a weird looking insect that walks and hops through life. Then to only see the fantastic hidden colours when it is threatened.

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