Sunday, June 9, 2024

June 9, 2024

I am a Southern Marbled Grasshopper
I'm sand colored with marbled brown
I have a pronatal crest
That protects my neck
And I'm well camouflaged when on the ground.

Location: Apalachicola National Forest

Sources: https://theincorrigibleentomologist.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/spharagemon-of-florida/

https://www.uwyo.edu/entomology/grasshoppers/field-guide/ghparts.html

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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