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The adult Giant Green Slantface grasshopper is green in colour with brown strips on its head. Its head is in cone shape and with short and flat antennae. Its pair of hind legs are long and spindly.Grasshopper Nymphs can be found in brown form or in green form.
Their nymphs look similar to the adults except smaller and no wings. Because of their wingless and slender body, they may be mistaken as Morabines.
They usually active after sun set. The grasshopper feed on long blade grass.
The grasshopper has the long cone head and slant face, this explained why they are called. Also notice its flat antenna.
This Longheaded Grasshopper is a slow moving insect. Although the adult grasshoppers are fully developed wings. They are poor flyers. They fly for short distance, about one to two meters, then drop and hide on floor. They make buzzing sound when in flight.
Their long legs are not strong, merely for walking between grass, and they do not jump very well neither. The grasshoppers depend on its camouflage colour to avoid predators. When they hide in grasses, they hardly be seen.
When disturbed, they opens their wings to make noise and shows the pink-red abdomen under its wings as the secondary defence (the first defence is camouflage).
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exit-humanity [2014-07-27 15:38:35 +0000 UTC]
i can't find his name Β Β Β i think this is the one i have tooo xDΒ Β i will post it in my gallery now
please tell meΒ ifΒ is him XDΒ Β i will put him this name at photo :
Giant Green Slantface grasshopper
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pVVEN [2011-10-02 03:42:35 +0000 UTC]
He looks like Dilbert. The placement of the ocelli is especially interesting, since they're so far apart
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Samanth406 [2011-09-25 02:06:25 +0000 UTC]
uh? who's there? ah only a little grasshopper! great shot!
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melvynyeo In reply to Samanth406 [2011-09-28 11:38:52 +0000 UTC]
haha... or it the creepy photographer still there????
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WithoutAnyRain [2011-09-24 15:13:07 +0000 UTC]
It looks constantly surprised. XD Beautiful picture!
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WithoutAnyRain In reply to melvynyeo [2011-10-05 01:57:56 +0000 UTC]
You're very welcome~
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Pinedrop [2011-09-24 13:12:55 +0000 UTC]
This face belongs in a kid's movie. It's so cute!
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Pildik [2011-09-24 08:38:18 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful. Every time I see your photos, I wonder if you really live in our planet. I haven't seen them in our country at all. All animals you have there are so wonderful. I love them all.
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melvynyeo In reply to Pildik [2011-09-28 11:39:31 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed them
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