Tag Archives: spur-throated grasshopper
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
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Acrididae, Amherst, insect, Lawrence Swamp, MacLeod Field, Massachusetts, Melanoplus femurrubrum, New England, orthoptera, red-legged grasshopper, short-horned grasshopper, spur-throated grasshopper, western massachusetts
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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
Posted in Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Quabbin
Tagged Gauco Pod, insect, Massachusetts, Melanoplus femurrubrum, New England, North Quabbin, orthoptera, Petersham, Quabbin, red-legged grasshopper, short-horned grasshopper, spur-throated grasshopper
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