Walking Leaf bug stopped by to visit me, so I shot him (camera)

[Melensdad]

Walking Leaf bugs have such good camouflage that they are rarely noticed when on plants or trees, but I managed to snap a couple nice photos with my iPhone when this one visited our home. An interesting bit of nature to be able to observe while sitting out on the patio drinking my morning coffee.

 

[BigAl]

Where we come from that critter is called a Grass Hopper . Looks like he needs to trim up his toe nails .

 

[Melensdad]

Grass Hoppers here are very different. Tube shaped body that is much longer, muscular rear legs for hopping, 4 wings that fold against the body, more brown/tan than bright green, with a rounded head with larger eyes.

Here is another angle of this little fellow.

 

[Melensdad]

This is what we call a "grass hopper" and we seem to have a couple different varieties of them in the midwest.

Looking at the bodies of the "Walking Leaf" above and the "Grass Hopper" below it appears they have somewhat similar body designs so they are probably cousins of the bug world.

 

[EastTexFrank]

very pretty ... pass the Sevin.

 

[Danang Sailor]

very pretty ... pass the Sevin.

What's Franc got to do with this?

 

[Catavenger]

Great photos, nice and crisp and clear.

 

[Melensdad]

Great photos, nice and crisp and clear.

I was pretty surprised how crisp and clear. I used my iPhone to snap those pictures.

 

[bilbo]

WOW... when I moved to Texas I was amazed that folks down here called these fellers..

LOCUSTS!

Now I read how you Yanks do not know what is a Locust..

oh what irony

 

[Doc]

Good pics.
When younger (kid) I used to see grass hoppers all the time. Now we are in the country and I can't remember the last time I've seen one. Wondering why?

 

[bczoom]

Good pics.
When younger (kid) I used to see grass hoppers all the time. Now we are in the country and I can't remember the last time I've seen one. Wondering why?

I'd think they're still there. Run your bush hog more often. They'll fly all over the place when mowing and be much more visible in shorter grass. I think they're not visible since they can hide and do all their movements without getting above the top of the grass line.