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The Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium |
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This is the female. The males are not so decorative, |
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In this shot you can see that the hind tibia, has two rows of spines..... |
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These spiny projections on the underside of the legs, help them to cling to vertical surfaces. |
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The large impressive female grasshopper is one of the largest European Grasshoppers. |
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They are harmless to humans, and although the species is folivore, they do very little damage to leaves. |
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This one was olive green in colour, but they can be grey or brown. |
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They fly very well,, but thankfully this one stayed still as I took these shots. |
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The pronuptum, ( the shield type shape behind the head,) is distinctly ridged, like plates of armour. |
21 comments:
He truly is quite handsome... and your photos are so clear and sharp and beautiful, i keep waiting for him to jump out on my keyboard. sorry you are ill, and happy to see this post pop up. hope you are better soon
Be well. We’ll be thinking of you.
Grasshopper looks really big. Awesome photos.
I hope you'll be getting better soon. Your photos are great.
What a great, interesting and informative post. Never would have know of this creature without you. Thanks and trust you will soon be much better. Back issues are a pain. My sister has some but not to the degree you have.
Those eyes :-O
Hi Sonjia, Sorry to hear that you haven't been well. Your absense told me something was wrong. I hope you are feeling better now. Are you trying to compete with my egyptian geese with you egyptian grasshopper.
Best wishes, Mike.
Me alegra verte. Las fotos son muy buenas. Besitos y sigue mejorando.
Amazingly clear photographs. I have never seen such detail of any grasshoppers before and you are so knowledgeable too. Thanks for educating me! I am also glad that you are getting better. Our weather here in England has improved dramatically.No rain is forecast for 2 weeks!
I hope you are feeling better soon Sonjia.
Wow! You always seem to capture these beautiful photos, Sonjia!!!! Maybe you should work for National Geography!!! I hope you start feeling better soon, my friend! We're here when you feel 100%... Sending hugs...
So sorry you haven't been well! Hope you mend soon. Your beautiful shots of the grasshopper in the dead hydrangeas are just wonderful!
I'm so sorry to read you have been unwell ... hope things are beginning to improve. Sending get well wishes to you.
I did enjoy seeing your selection of grasshopper photographs, thank you.
All the best Jan
Excellent capture and details on the grasshopper.. and also learned a bit about its nature. I have seen big grasshopper in our garden pants, cutting the leaves of plants in different shapes. Glad you have stepped forward at least to make post :) Hope you get well soon and enjoy blogging
He looks prehistoric!
Now, THAT is a grasshopper! I can see why it would give you a start ... how blessed you are that he posed so nicely for this terrific series of shots!!!
Querida amiga enhorabuena por tan espectaculares fotos, son increíbles. Besos.
Hello!!!gorgeous photos !!.. Take care.. A hug
That's a monster grasshopper!! I am so sorry you've been ill and hope you are back to yourself soon. Thank you for letting us know!!
Hello, these are amazing closeups of the grasshopper. Great sighting and photos. I hope you are feeling well and recovered. I am sorry to be so late commenting. I just got home from our road trip and I am now trying to catch up on my commenting. Thanks so much for linking up your post. Have a happy day and weekend ahead.
Wonderful macros.
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