Tag Archives: Melanoplus femurrubrum
08.29.2021 Sunday Night with the Hopper
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
11.18.2020 Wednesday Warmth
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
09.07.2020-2 Monday Macro-Up Close and Personal with a Red-legged Grasshopper
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
08.24.2020 Macro Monday-Spidah and Grasshoppah
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
08.19.2015 Melanoplus femurrubrum
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