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Migratory Grasshopper
Stanley Jones

Migratory Grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes)

Migratory Grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes: Acrididae) 1.8-2.9 cm (0.71-1.1 in) long.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetation area, Brazos River Valley, agriculture fields and tame pastureland at 77 m (253 ft) elevation. At the edge of a corn field on the hood of my car.
Location
Foyt Road, west of Mumford, Robertson County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2024
Scientific name
Melanoplus sanguinipes
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Э́ллин, MitchP, Ignatius and 1 other person
Kits
Oh my word! Just look at the detail! A fantastic study of this wonderful grasshopper, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
the details are really awesome, Stanley, love the soft reflection, very nice, many tfs!!
 
Doc Duck
Seen in macro, these exoskeletals look like mechanical toys or wooden puzzles. Love it!
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
189
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
100.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
Migratory Grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes: Acrididae), Foyt Road, west of Mumford, Roberts...jpg
File size
2.9 MB
Date taken
Sun, 26 May 2024 11:53 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1272px

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