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Just a beautiful hopper I photographed while walking. These have always amazed me and had to share.
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The color is a warning to would be predator, they have poisonous/bitter properties obtained from the plants they eat (as is my understanding). The common name is rainbow or painted grasshopper very fitting as you noticed. They are smallish get between 3-4cm (the one pictured is about 3.5cm).look almost painted, I wonder what purpose the colours serve
Not at all. Lovely critters. More pictures the merrierHope you dont mind me sharing a photo I took a few yrs back, but here it is. Click for larger.
hehehe I love that." ya know, that pider that chases ya for a mile and shootz lazors out of its eyes" 'oh you mean a solfugid"