#atlantic grasshopper

[onenicebugperday]

@scute-bellied-tyrant​ submitted: Sorry for the poor quality on the last two, but MANY grasshoppers were seen on the hike today, including a pair I think were breeding? Florida (panhandle) if you can ID them :>

So many grasshopper friends! What a delight. Most of these I’d need better photos to ID but the first dude looks like something in the genus Paroxya, likely an Atlantic grasshopper. :)

[whatnext10]

Atlantic Grasshoppers are Interesting Fall Insects

Atlantic Grasshoppers are Interesting Fall Insects tells the amusing anecdote of the author/artist’s encounter with this large Atlantic grasshopper. It features two photos that were taken at the time.

Atlantic Grasshopper As fall progresses, all of our local insects are filling themselves up either for trying to survive the winter or to have the energy for end of the year breeding. Back in September I stumbled on this pretty, but good sized Atlantic grasshopper (Paroxya atlantica) while I was doing some yard work. At first the grasshopper tried to hide from me behind the stem of one of the…

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