October 30, 2021

I am a Marbled Grasshopper

Shown here from the front, top and both sides

When I fly, you can see my black and yellow tibiae

And when I sit, you can see beauty defined.

Location: WW Ranch Road, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Sebastian

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/ghopper/band.pdf

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson