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Pygmy grasshopper (Tetrigidae) This spotting has me intrigued. This is a 300% crop of the original photo and I had to look twice to see what this is, as I first mistaken it for a frog. It seems to be quite a large, yellow grasshopper instead, yet I am unable to find a match to common known species in this habitat. Not even a remote match. Help is appreciated. Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Pygmy grasshopper (Tetrigidae)

This spotting has me intrigued. This is a 300% crop of the original photo and I had to look twice to see what this is, as I first mistaken it for a frog. It seems to be quite a large, yellow grasshopper instead, yet I am unable to find a match to common known species in this habitat. Not even a remote match. Help is appreciated.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    This site lists common species in the Netherlands, could not find a match there:

    http://www.soortenbank.nl/hoofdgroepen.php?groep=Sprinkhanen+en+krekels&selectie=27&hoofdgroepen_pad=%2C1%2C5%2C27     Posted 12 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    It is a Pygmy grasshopper (Tetrigidae), but it's hard to tell which one. It could be one of these http://home.scarlet.be/~ping0646/page35/page38/page38.html Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, I am happy to at least know the basic classification. Posted 12 years ago
  4. View Graeme Ruck's profile
    Graeme Ruck
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    the summer in your part of the world certainly throws out some amazing creatures and plants. Its what makes this community such a fantastic experience every time I look at it. It also makes you want to go out and try harder, thank you. As for your photo Wow.
     Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It's funny you say that, because the Netherlands is both cold and very much urbanized. You'll find very few wild mammals or reptiles here, largely birds and insects. Although I love photographing them and appreciate their beauty, I do see my country as unattractive for its wildlife. Not in itself, yet compared to several hotspots I visited in Africa, Asia and South America.

      As for Australia, I have yet to visit, but I know and see that the wildlife is amazing and amazingly different there. I think it is the huge difference that make for our bi-directional fascination.

      Thanks for liking the community, you're an amazing new member. Very active and engaged, we need more of that!       Posted 12 years ago

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2013. Captured Jul 9, 2013 20:49 in Nistelrodeseweg 24, 5384 PN Heesch, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.