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dalantech — Slant Faced Grasshopper I
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Published: 2009-09-20 18:09:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 2098; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 0
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One of the strangest grasshoppers I've ever seen.Tech specs: Canon 40D (F13, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon EFS-60mm macro lens with 50mm of extension (@ ~2x) + an MT-24EX macro twin flash (-1 1/3 FEC).
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Actually the mouth isn't in the frame -the area toward the lower right is the antenna
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Here's a similar critter -but it's not my photo [link]
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Ah, ive seen one of those before somewhere!
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Trying to figure out where the body ends, and the head begins! Very strange grasshopper indeed!
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Believe it or not that's just a small section of the critter's head -the appendages at the lower right are part of its antenna.
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I looked up slant faced grasshopper pictures on google, and they do indeed have weird upward slanted heads! some are more pronounced than others, but it is an unusual species! I also like mantids that look like flowers or orchids. that would be cool if somehow you could get pictures of those!
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Unfortunately we don't have them here
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We need a full body shot.
Not sure I've seen this one but I have seen a pointy head like this on another grass hopper. But it was pointing sharply up and they are usually leaf green.
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That's it, and they can take on both green and brown -depends on the time of the year and if they've molted or not. I saw both colors when I was out shooting last Saturday.
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do u go around catching insect? 
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For that shot I did catch it and hold it in my hand while I took a few photos
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No model release -other than turning it loose
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WoW that is neat and weird at the same time. Thanks for sharing
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Oooo. That is incredible. I'd love to see a full body shot of one of these fellas.
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First: incredibly beautiful portrait...so full of details and so razor sharp...I love it!
Second: is (s)he a part of this family: [link]
This summer I saw this kind of grasshopper for the first time and strange is really a huge understatement
I will submit some photos, hopefully this mont
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How did you even determine that it was a grasshopper?
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Wow, OK. Thanks for replying.
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It's the face (with the eye in the upper left part of the frame) and the antenna toward the bottom right.
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wow, nice macro!
what part of the hopper is that? looks like an eye in the middle and legs
looks realy strange
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Thanks 
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