#gomphocerinae

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Admirable grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)?

Have you seen the admirable grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)?

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Voting ended onMay 9

This species is also known as the handsome grasshopper or the handsome locust. Someone liked this little animal a great deal when naming it!

[overdoso]

O gafanhoto-palito-de-cabeça-longa, da família Acrididae (subfamília Gomphocerinae), nativo do sudeste dos USA, se assemelham às gramíneas em que são encontrados, com corpos longos e delgados, faces inclinadas, antenas achatadas, asas reduzidas e não voam.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Gomphocerinae immature, morphe "pink jewel" aka slant-faced grasshoppers (Arrens-Marsous)

By Gilles Pottier

[amateurwildlifephotos]

Chorthippus brunneus (Common field grasshopper)

Cornwall, England, July 2016

IUCN: Least concern

[sinobug]

"LADIES and GENTLEMEN, BOYS and GIRLS!" - Tooth-legged Grasshoppers (Phlaeoba antennata, Gomphocerinae, Acrididae) (male above, female below) "LADIES and GENTLEMEN, BOYS and GIRLS!" is a series of image collages depicting gender dimorphism, highlighting the often subtle, but sometimes extreme, differences between males and females of the same species. See all images in the series Gallery, HERE. by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese insects and spiders on my Flickr site HERE...