Grasshopper

[Bobobird]

I think he is a grasshopper, please correct me if not. Thanks.

He was so well hidden in that vegetation that I would not have seen him if he had not moved.

[Geoff F]

Yes Bobo, a grasshopper. Crickets have much longer antennae.

Perfectly designed for merging into the background, as these photos demonstrate. They watch your every movement while being well camouflaged themselves.

[Bobobird]

Thanks Geoff.

True about the watching bit. His eyes were following my every move.

[Ken Curtis]

You did very well in capturing the detail in the grasshopper. Image also has pleasing colors to me. Because the grasshopper blends in so well with his background, I tried cropping your images to see if it would be easier to find him. Here are the results. See how you like them - or not.



Grasshopper Image 1




Grasshopper Image 2

[Bobobird]

Thanks Ken, you are right about the crops. I was probably trying to show too much ie the plants and the bug. Yours isolates the subject very nicely.