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Egyptian grashopper under wasp attack The grasshopper has only just moulted and wasps have already chewed off it&#039;s left wing and right leg. At the moment of the photo the wasps are busy on the ground cutting up it&#039;s severed right leg, after which they will continue at the grasshoppers bottom and slowly eating their way through it&#039;s intestines, with the grashopper still being alive experiencing the horror. <br />
I see insects getting eaten all the time, but this scene made me sad because this poor young grasshopper never got any chance to spread its wings and fly away. It&#039;s adult life is only pain from start to end.<br />
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From a biological view, the wasps are the good guys for keeping the locust population in check. Anacridium aegyptium,Egyptian Locust,France,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Egyptian grashopper under wasp attack

The grasshopper has only just moulted and wasps have already chewed off it's left wing and right leg. At the moment of the photo the wasps are busy on the ground cutting up it's severed right leg, after which they will continue at the grasshoppers bottom and slowly eating their way through it's intestines, with the grashopper still being alive experiencing the horror.
I see insects getting eaten all the time, but this scene made me sad because this poor young grasshopper never got any chance to spread its wings and fly away. It's adult life is only pain from start to end.

From a biological view, the wasps are the good guys for keeping the locust population in check.

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  1. Ugh, a gruesome tale! Posted 5 years ago
  2. Magnificent shot Posted 4 years ago

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"Anacridium aegyptium", the Egyptian grasshopper or Egyptian locust, is a species of insect belonging to the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae.

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Aug 15, 2020. Captured Aug 24, 2018 17:25 in 86 Le Rocher, 07120 Sampzon, France.
  • ILCE-7M2
  • f/11.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm