Grasshopper Wings!

We have so many grasshoppers flying around. It is amazing. I kept thinking they were butterflies because I would see this color strip on their wings. Plus, duh, I never knew they flew! I cannot believe I am admitting this, but I always thought they just jumped. Never mind that they had wings! LOL

I managed to catch one and had my son hold the wings open so I could get a picture. Here it is:
They are actually quite striking. They really catch they eye and they are everywhere. I can see them easily when they are flying. On the ground, however, they are VERY well hidden!

Here is a close up of the wing:

Grasshopper Up Close & Personal!

(MT & TW for survivors.)

I finally found a grasshopper the other day who would let me get closs enough to get some pictures! I cropped them down and blew them up for an "up close & personal" look.



He was resting away on a rock down by the creek.







Isn't this a face only a mother could love?? *smile*












This is a close up of the wing.






This is the hind leg.









This is the main body.






This is the front leg and foot.









This is the middle leg and foot.



















MT and TW for survivors.