Saturday, March 30, 2024

March 30, 2024

I am a Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
My name suits me to a tee
I readily pass
For a piece of dead grass,
A toothpick, or just some debris.

Location: UF DeLuca Preserve 2024 Bioblitz

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

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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