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Mid_Hop Although a bit blurry, I really like this shot of a grasshopper mid-hop as he escapes my encroaching camera. Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Mid_Hop

Although a bit blurry, I really like this shot of a grasshopper mid-hop as he escapes my encroaching camera.

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    WildFlower
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    Chorthippus brunneus doesn't have red legs and it is not found in America. It's hard enough to identify them from a clear shot so I don't think it is possible from this one. Posted 9 years ago
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    kempnicj
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    Thanks for the clarification. Posted 9 years ago
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      WildFlower
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      It's obviously not clear enough. What you have identified now - the Common Grasshopper Warbler is actually a bird, not a hopper. There is no such thing as a "common grasshopper" so don't just pick names at random. There are over 1200 species in North America alone and unless you can come up with a good match and a more clear photo, this one will stay unidentified.
      http://bugguide.net/node/view/73       Posted 9 years ago
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    kempnicj
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    That's what popped up when I searched it. Maybe the directory should be updated to not include common grasshopper if the common grasshopper doesn't exist instead of that being the first result. Posted 9 years ago
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      WildFlower
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      Well such is the name of this bird. It refers to the characteristic insect-like song of the common grasshopper warbler and some others in this genus.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_grasshopper_warbler
      We cannot change the bird's name and you are not the first one to make that mistake. There are more names like that - e.g. the common squirrel monkey. It is a monkey but every now and then squirrels are identified as such. People just don't realise how many different species there are. I guess they think that if they have often seen a type of animal and there is the word common in the name it should be OK. That's why scientific names should preferably be used for the IDs. You have to take a close look and have a clear photo to see the pattern, there is no other way to know what it is. You should also check a few photos of that species to make sure you have the right one. There may be many look-alikes. Sometimes species differ by only a single spot or stripe, the colour of the legs or any other small detail. For the hoppers the lenght of the antennae is the first thing to check but I cannot see them on this photo at all. You can have either short-horned or long-horned grasshoppers.
      http://bugguide.net/node/view/73/bgpage       Posted 9 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 12, 2016. Captured Jul 30, 2016 12:29 in 13166 Caulkins Pointe Dr, Johannesburg, MI 49751, USA.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO160
  • 40mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.