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Greeting cricket, Netherlands It's not actually greeting me, it was cleaning its eyes :) Check out the red abdomen. Chorthippus brunneus,Common field grasshopper,Europe,Geotagged,Heeswijk-Dinther,Macro,Netherlands,Summer,World Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Greeting cricket, Netherlands

It's not actually greeting me, it was cleaning its eyes :) Check out the red abdomen.

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"Chorthippus brunneus", the "common field grasshopper", is a species of grasshopper found across Europe, much of Asia and North Africa . It is common in mostly dry and often sparse grassland, from the beginning of summer until October. Very hairy below the thorax. Song consist of short shirps like time-signal pips.

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 11, 2016. Captured Aug 27, 2016 17:30 in Heibloemsedijk 20, 5473 TC Heeswijk Dinther, Netherlands.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO220
  • 105mm