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A Grasshoper Menagerie

Category: Insects | Date: Feb 05 2008 | By: tumaren

A lot of people think “a grasshopper is just a grasshopper”. Not true. Look at the diversity of shapes and forms that grasshoppers can take in our immediate area:

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5 Responses to “A Grasshoper Menagerie”

paula, on 06 Feb 2008

Adorable. Did you see the spider on orangutan blog?

THERESA SISKIND, on 06 Feb 2008

Yes James, you need to check out that spider! Now photo #1 easy, #2 what the heck is it (looks prehistoric!)#4 looks snail like. Are you an entomologist? Now forgive my ignorance, do you guys get swarms of locusts?

F. J. PECHIR, on 06 Feb 2008

Thank you James for this extraordinary pictures! Your blog is outstanding!!

Sherri S., on 06 Feb 2008

The diversity is amazing! #2 looks SCARY!

James Christian, on 07 Feb 2008

very glad everyone has enjoyed the bugs. theresa, i’m not a trained entomologist but i am the kind of person (nerd) who has an collection of pinned insects. I love bugs and i have always wished that they were a bit more identifiable.

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