Posts in Category: grasshopper

Maine! Red-legged Grasshopper

On October 4, 2023 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - focus-stack, grasshopper, insect, Kennebunk Plains, Maine, nature, OM-1 & 100-400mm

Red-legged Grasshopper: Kennebunk Plains, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, October 2023 — There are lots of grasshoppers out on the Kennebunk Plains…from early spring to late fall. I believe this one is a Red-legged Grasshopper, and this is a hand-held focus stacked image at 800mm equivalent with the OM Systems OM-1 and the ED 100-400mm zoom. Eight shots at different focus points, taken automatically and stacked in the camera. It is rare to find a grasshopper cooperative enough for this trick. 🙂 Processed in Pixomator Pro.

Steampunk Express

On September 22, 2015 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - action, animals, butterflies and insects, grasshopper, Laudholm Farm, Maine, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, wildlife

Giant Red-legged Grasshopper, Laudholm Farm, Wells ME

Who knew there were so many species of grasshoppers? I certainly did not until this morning when I attempted to identify this very steampunk bug. (According to the Kaufman Guide, there are 630 species of grasshoppers and crickets in North America.) I think it might be a very big Red-legged Grasshopper, but it also might be a Two-stripped Grasshopper…or not. It was among the bigger grasshoppers I have seen…at least 3 inches long. There were too…this one with the bright reg legs and another very similar but without the bright red legs. Male and female? I just don’t know my Grasshoppers well enough.

Whatever it is, as a study in living architecture, it is spectacular. (Or that is what I think.) Steampunk for sure!

Sony HX90V at 720mm equivalent. 1/500th @ ISO 80 @ f6.4. Processed and cropped for scale in Lightroom.