Grasshopper: This is a grasshopper that was cooperative enough to pose for me while walking about with camera in hand as it sat of some of last seasons dried plant. I suspect that he...

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

This is a grasshopper that was cooperative enough to pose for me while walking about with camera in hand as it sat of some of last seasons dried plant. I suspect that he would rather eat the fresh greens although it may have chosen to be there as a part of its camouflage from predators.

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tinusbum Loc: east texas

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is a grasshopper that was cooperative enough to pose for me while walking about with camera in hand as it sat of some of last seasons dried plant. I suspect that he would rather eat the fresh greens although it may have chosen to be there as a part of its camouflage from predators.

in the field

nice katydid

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

tinusbum wrote:

in the field

nice katydid

Yep...it's time to reload the chigger and tick bites. It's quite boring sitting around with no itches to scratch.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Out in the field collecting I assume, sippy. Nice shot.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

kpmac wrote:

Out in the field collecting I assume, sippy. Nice shot.

Big 10-4..! I always carry my empty pill bottles with me for I never know what I may find (I keep some by the door too). I have a wonderful little light weight rake that I take with me and I can use it as a pole to help support the camera and to help an old man get back up from his knees sometimes.

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

Check carefully for ticks. Tuck your socks in your pants. Chiggers are the worst, but for me they seem to be a late summer thing.
Nice katydid!

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

Check carefully for ticks. Tuck your socks in your pants. Chiggers are the worst, but for me they seem to be a late summer thing.
Nice katydid!

Mark, I'm just starting to get relief from the chiggers from my previous outing and you are ever so right that they are the WORST. The welt on my butt from the Lone Star Tick has gone down now. All my fault of course I knew better. I use 'Repel' which is 98% DEET that works well for me.

It is believed that God created all life on earth...except for the chiggers which are the spawn of the Devil for they serve no purpose other than to torture mankind.

relbugman Loc: MD/FL/CA/SC

Just an FYI: There are two major divisions in the jumping Orthoptera - Caelifera (generally grasshoppers) and Ensifera (generally katydids and crickets). Your spec is a female katydid, probably a Conocephalus (or meadow 'grasshopper' - are you confused by the common names yet? Better, a meadow katydid!). Key characters, long antennae and long ovipositor, in this case, sword-like, and short wings (it's an adult). Nice find, they are usually very quick to disappear.

EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England

Glad you are again out in the field Gary and shooting living creatures. Tuck everything in.

flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert

Great shot. I haven't seen any photos of a large, brightly colored 'hopper we had in southern Florida, the Lubber. Where did they go?

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

relbugman wrote:

Just an FYI: There are two major divisions in the jumping Orthoptera - Caelifera (generally grasshoppers) and Ensifera (generally katydids and crickets). Your spec is a female katydid, probably a Conocephalus (or meadow 'grasshopper' - are you confused by the common names yet? Better, a meadow katydid!). Key characters, long antennae and long ovipositor, in this case, sword-like, and short wings (it's an adult). Nice find, they are usually very quick to disappear.

Thanks for the info. The more that I come to know about things shows me the more about things that I don't know.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

EnglishBrenda wrote:

Glad you are again out in the field Gary and shooting living creatures. Tuck everything in.

Thanks, Brenda. Your advice will be surely taken..!

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

flyboy61 wrote:

Great shot. I haven't seen any photos of a large, brightly colored 'hopper we had in southern Florida, the Lubber. Where did they go?

Ooooo, I just looked them up and they are real colorful beauties. I have yet to find any with the vivid colors so they may not be native to our area however they are pretty for a grasshopper.