Tag Archives: Melanoplus femurrubrum

08.09.2022 HIde and Seek

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Grasshoppers, for the most part, try to hide from you when you’re attempting to make a photograph. Much of the time they just launch themselves somewhere else but, if you are lucky, they sidle around the grass stalk. I focused … Continue reading →

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08.29.2021 Sunday Night with the Hopper

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Lots of insects at the wet meadow this morning.  This hopper was my first encounter. Red-legged Grasshopper-Melanoplus femurrubrum I continue to be impressed with this 180+2.o combo.  These are pretty common and can be large enough in numbers to be … Continue reading →

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11.18.2020 Wednesday Warmth

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I am organizing the archives on this cold (31°F) November morning.  Not as cold as it will be tonight (16°F) and only a little colder than today’s high (35°F) but a chilly start. Bentley crawled back under the covers after … Continue reading →

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09.07.2020-2 Monday Macro-Up Close and Personal with a Red-legged Grasshopper

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I posted something similar a bit ago of this same species but like this shot enough to share another. I had to employ the same strategy to get this shot, encouraging it to move around fully exposed to the camera. … Continue reading →

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08.24.2020 Macro Monday-Spidah and Grasshoppah

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Steve Gingold

The 180 came back last week and this weekend was my first time out with it.  Saturday was a big disappointment.  Pretty much every image was not very good as a result of everything coated with so much dew that … Continue reading →

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07.02.2020-2 Hello!

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold
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08.19.2015 Melanoplus femurrubrum

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Steve Gingold

As far as I can tell, these Red-legged Grasshoppers (Melanoplus femurrubruml are our most ubiquitous orthopteran in my locale.  I rarely see another but I am not beating the bushes looking for them either.  How the red-legged grasshopper got his name … Continue reading →

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