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Nosed grasshopper Close up Nosed grasshopper - Acrida ungarica Acrida ungarica,Geotagged,Greece,Nosed Grasshopper,Nosed grasshopper,acrididae,insect,nature,orthoptera Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

    comments (4)

  1. I love this little weirdo! Promoted. Posted 10 years ago
    1. Yes, it has a nice "snout"! Posted 10 years ago
  2. Wow, what a strange looking creature is this.
    Great shot!
    Posted 10 years ago
    1. This one was very difficult to capture - hided in high dry grasses in a very hot day, each time when I tried to approach it flying about 3 m further. It was terrible... Posted 10 years ago

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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.

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Sep 17, 2014. Captured Sep 12, 2014 17:05 in Unnamed Road, Sithonia 630 72, Greece.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm