A top-down, close-up view of a squat, robust grasshopper sitting in dirt. It is dark, orange, and rusty-red.

I was surprised and delighted to find this unexpected Tetrix ornata (Ornate Grouse Locust) back in May.

#grasshopper #locust #orthopteran #tetrix #macro #insect #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

Miramella irena on Vrsic Pass, Slovenia on 1 July

Miramella irena from above on Vrsic Pass, Slovenia on 1 July

Meanwhile, ages ago in #Slovenia at splendid #Orthopteran on the Vrsic Pass on 1 July was Miramella irena (Long-winged Mountain Grasshopper). #insect

#Orthopteran #insects like grasshoppers can be come excellent photography subjects as long as you pretend not to notice them.

This monkey grasshopper was patient with me and let me come quite close. So many colours in one insect! I photographed this one at #Reserva Natural Cañon #Río #Claro in #Colombia.

#invertebrates #bugsky #macro #insect #orthopteran #Homeomastax

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🎞️: Ilford HP5+ @ EI1600 // 📷: Mamiya RB67 (90mm Sekor C)
#invertebrates #grasshopper #orthopteran