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Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - frontal, Orito, Colombia Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69491/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_neck_and_head_orito_colombia.html" title="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - neck and head, Orito, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/69491_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Wdcyob86qTR0PmzjYXfoH83GMi4%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - neck and head, Orito, Colombia Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69494/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_full_body_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69492/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_frontal_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69493/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_face_orito_colombia.html<br />
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Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69272/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_orito_colombia.html<br />
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 Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69494/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_full_body_orito_colombia.html" title="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - full body, Orito, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/69494_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=EpVjmcpjhqGEf6k9M29oG0ecjqA%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - full body, Orito, Colombia Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69491/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_neck_and_head_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69492/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_frontal_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69493/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_face_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69272/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
 Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69493/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_face_orito_colombia.html" title="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - face, Orito, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/69493_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iz5a6Pg8ryna1JHhRyN5DNvQt3U%3D" width="118" height="152" alt="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - face, Orito, Colombia Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69494/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_full_body_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69491/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_neck_and_head_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69492/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_frontal_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69272/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
 Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
<br />
Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:<br />
<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69272/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_orito_colombia.html" title="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa), Orito, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/69272_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iKW%2F2CaRGgweNWG6vrd6jN9EFGA%3D" width="200" height="192" alt="Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa), Orito, Colombia Just arriving in Orito, we did a little warm-up macro session in an agricultural area. One of the first awesome finds our local guide Brayan pointed out is this hilarious grasshopper. It&#039;s part of the Proscopiidae family, named Neotropical stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks. As species in this family have no or underdeveloped wings, you can barely tell it to be a grasshopper. <br />
<br />
ID of the species is based on these references:<br />
https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/2292416655<br />
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8495631<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69273/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_top_view_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69274/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_front_view_orito_colombia.html Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
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 Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - frontal, Orito, Colombia

Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:

Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - neck and head, Orito, Colombia Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69494/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_full_body_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69492/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_frontal_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69493/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_face_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69272/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
 Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World

Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - full body, Orito, Colombia Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69491/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_neck_and_head_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69492/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_frontal_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69493/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_face_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69272/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
 Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World

Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) - face, Orito, Colombia Second stick grasshopper we found on this hike. It looks hilarious, so please enjoy these angles:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69494/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_full_body_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69491/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_neck_and_head_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69492/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_frontal_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69272/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_orito_colombia.html<br />
<br />
 Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World


Note the lack of wings. Here was the earlier observation:

Stick Grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa), Orito, Colombia Just arriving in Orito, we did a little warm-up macro session in an agricultural area. One of the first awesome finds our local guide Brayan pointed out is this hilarious grasshopper. It's part of the Proscopiidae family, named Neotropical stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks. As species in this family have no or underdeveloped wings, you can barely tell it to be a grasshopper. <br />
<br />
ID of the species is based on these references:<br />
https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/2292416655<br />
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8495631<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69273/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_top_view_orito_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69274/stick_grasshopper_apioscelis_bulbosa_-_front_view_orito_colombia.html Apioscelis bulbosa,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Orito,Putumayo,South America,World


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Apioscelis bulbosa is a grasshopper in the Proscopiidae family, the Neotropical stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks.

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

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Uploaded Nov 19, 2018. Captured Oct 16, 2018 16:56.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm