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Green-legged grasshopper. #Green-LeggedGrasshopper #MelanoplusViridipes #Green-LeggedLocust #Spur-throatedGrasshopper #Grasshopper #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #GovernorDodgeStatePark #Dodgeville #Wisconsin
Green-legged grasshopper on a leaf. The head is dark, with large brown eyes and long antennae. The thorax and wings are also dark, but not as much as the head, and the wings have light veining throughout. Its abdomen is alternating light and dark stripes. The legs are a striking light green and the back ones have dark lines going across them. It is sitting on a leaf which is much larger than the grasshopper. The outer edges of the wing and the background are very dark and sunlight is highlighting the grasshopper in the middle of the leaf.
April 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Red-legged grasshopper. #Red-LeggedGrasshopper #MelanoplusFemurrubrum #Grasshopper #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #UniversityOfWisconsinArboretum #Madison #Wisconsin
Red-legged grasshopper on cement. The grasshopper is bright green on its head and carapace, and has medium-sized antennae. Most of the body is covered by the wing as the shot was taken from above. The legs are a reddish color. The insect has a large oval black eye and a black stripe running from its eye back across the carapace.
June 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM