Who knew that grasshoppers come in so many different sizes and colors?
I used to think that all grasshoppers were the same, but this year I have started to look at them more closely and have already seen their amazing diversity. I definitely do not know enough yet, though, to distinguish among the different species.
Two things really stood out for me in this image of a grasshopper—its coloration and its feet. The metallic sheen of its body makes it almost look like it is wearing a suit of bronze armor. I’ve never before noticed the cool little hooks at the end of the grasshopper’s feet, but you can see them easily in this shot.
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Mike Powell 
Cool macro, they are interesting lil’ creatures..:-)
This is an amazing photo, I didnt realise what lovely colours grasshoppers could be! Thanks for sharing
They seem to come in lots of colors and some grasshopper-like insects, like katydids, can even be neon-colored.
I have seen the hooks on their feet, but I never knew thay came in so many different colors. They seem to be one of those critters that nobody pays much attention to, and that’s probably a good thing for them.
He does look cast in bronze.
🙂
He’s a beauty. Wonder what it is? Are they tough to identify?
I haven’t tried too hard to identify them, but they do seem to come in a lot of different colors. I guess that I need to learn some of the identifying traits (in a simple way I know there are some with long and some with short antennae).