A tiny grasshopper sits on a flower bud.

Tiny Grasshopper (or Locust?)

A tiny grasshopper sits on a flower bud.
[PD] [Public Domain] Dylan O'Donnell 2010


CATEGORY: Photos - Wildlife
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UPLOADED: 2010-01-14 [ enlarge ] [ download jpg ]

Apparently there is little difference between Grasshoppers and Locusts, and their migratory / swarming nature is the only true distinction we make. I suppose the term locust is like the term "weed" in that we chose to ascribe it to the species whose success we don't enjoy. At the end of the day, weeds are still plants, and locusts are still grasshoppers. Although I suspect this little one pictured is a "Caledia captiva" grasshopper nymph, I was tempted to call it a locust since it's parents are currently decimating my basil. 



File size    : 295897 bytes
File date    : 2010:01:14 21:32:14
Date/Time    : 2010:01:10 13:30:33
Resolution   : 1200 x 876
Flash used   : No
Focal length : 55.0mm  (35mm eq.: 316mm)
CCD width    : 6.26mm
Exposure time: 0.0012 s  (1/800)
Aperture     : f/5.6
ISO equiv.   : 400
Whitebalance : Auto
Exposure     : aperture priority (semi-auto)

 

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