Camouflaged Grasshopper

This camouflaged grasshopper was very difficult to photograph, as you should guess, because of her incredible resemblance with the grass around her, and, like all other grasshoppers, she kept jumping all the time...
Hope you like it!

comments (7)

Trak Johnson

Bullet Ant

I did a bit of research but I didn't find any grasshopper which had this very realistic pointy dead grass on the top of her head. Does someone have an idea to which species this grasshopper belongs to ?
Thanks a lot,
TrakJohnson Posted 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  It is most probably Acrida ungarica. Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Trak Johnson
    
    Bullet Ant
    
    Thanks a lot for your help!
    TrakJohnson Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion
I love it! I love weird insects like this. Added to these lists:
- Marvelous Macros
- Masters of Camouflage
And..promoted to the homepage.
Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. Trak Johnson
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  Sorry for the late reply, many thanks!
  TrakJohnson Posted 11 years ago

Wendy

Lion

Wow, what an interesting weird insects.
The form of the head is really amazing :) Posted 11 years ago
1. Trak Johnson
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  I agree, it really looks like jumping gras!
  TrakJohnson Posted 11 years ago

The Nosed Grasshopper

Acrida ungarica is a species of grasshopper found in southern and central Europe. It is commonly known as the (common) cone-headed grasshopper, nosed grasshopper, and Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets

Species identified by Trak Johnson