Elegant grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans)

in photography •  7 years ago 

My daughter spotted this Elegant Grasshopper while I was busy taking photographs of some wild yellow flowers which caught my eye while driving through the countryside. It was hard to capture it because the grasshopper kept moving as I came closer but I was lucky to get this shot.

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There are over 15 000 species of grasshoppers in the world. You get two kinds of grasshoppers: the long-horned and short-horned, this one is short horned and about 5 cm long.

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The Elegant Grasshopper is a very attractive insect with its black and yellow abdomen and orange eyes. This grasshopper can leap twenty times its own body as it uses its long hind legs to catapult but it cannot really fly and has no need to.

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Bright coloured insects are poisons and when you squash this one it gives off a foul odour. The Elegant grasshoppers is a pest in South Africa as it can destroy crops.

This photo was taken with a Samsung S7.

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beautyfull i like this insect

There is nothing beautiful than nature

That is very true steemshiro. We need to take time to enjoy it.

Absolutely correct

@crazymumzysa your daughter has talent.

Thank you very much ulfa, I agree.

Nice shot man ,we don't see anything like this in daily life congrats

Thank you cbeep. It is because we do not make the time to appreciate nature.

Amazing, your daughter has an eye for awesome bugs! CHeck out my page for cryptocurrency tips :)

Thank you cryptociltivate, she adores animals.

He really is a beauty.

Very nice photography and Captured awesome moments on camera and shared with us Thanks and Nice details about grasshopper insect have been shared nice and appreciated. Following u and upvoted do follow my blog and upvote thanks

The grasshopper was very beautiful. nice picture

Daughter like father.
She’ll be an even better photographer

locusts are very beautiful from the colour alone is good, and take the photo also smart in my opinion.
I resteem your post

Daughter like his father ,
i hope .she will be best photographer

this 1 was best click also focus.

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Beautiful mind she got....

very nice photography @crazymumzysa keep it up

Awesome photo,nice insect Thanks for sharing this information keep it up

What a beautiful shot! Someday your daughter will be able to be like you @crazymumzysa

it's grasshopper, but why he has a different type, unique, I have not seen before like this, rare insect that what I mean, awesome shot

What good photos, mainly the first one, the calm that he had to maintain so as not to scare the little incept, I love the very sharp photos.

Thank you very much jesus1507. We were lucky to capture this one and nature provided us such a beautiful canvas.

Beautiful pictures of your creative daughter

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No wonder the photo quality is awesome. I love samsung for its camera.

These insect is really adorable and considered pest by human. I wonder why human try to destroy other in order to survive. Isn't other way not killing other helpless creature? Do this little creature lost it's right to live. I think we human are the real pest here.

Thank you cloudspyder. Our modern way of living is killing our world and all in it slowly.

grasshopper.good photo.

awsome shot!!!!!! specially the 1st one.

good photo

Your daughter has some good photography skills. She could be a great photographer one day :)

This one is an immature grasshopper or a nymph. You can clearly see two little bags after its head, these are the developing wings! Once the wings are completely developed, one can say it's an adult :)

Wow the samsung S7 has a wicked good camera! Thanks for taking the pictures @crazymumzysa

Wao great photography dear

Your elegant narrative has been as slim as your grace.