Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)


Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus), originally uploaded by Pipsissiwa.
Identification via mountainashe (Ashley Wood) from Wild Things / Chinery / McGavin.

A grasshopper doing what they always do, hiding on the other side of a thin stem and thinking they can't be seen. The way light reflects on their huge eyes makes a 'false pupil' effect, giving them cute, slightly shifty-looking expressions.

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