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Faunamelitensis — Green Migratory Locust

Published: 2010-01-18 22:43:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 365; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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Description Photo: Arnold Sciberras
this is Locusta migratoria in the solitary phase
to see it in its Swarming phase, see [link]
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Comments: 6

Helens-Serendipity [2010-01-19 14:07:34 +0000 UTC]

Interesting colouring

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Faunamelitensis In reply to Helens-Serendipity [2010-01-19 19:31:02 +0000 UTC]

indeed so

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painting-with-light [2010-01-19 06:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Strange colouring

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Faunamelitensis In reply to painting-with-light [2010-01-19 08:48:50 +0000 UTC]

it's normal for locusts to be green when solitary. they use this colour also to hide from predators, since they will alone. but when they swarm, they don't need that colouration, due to safety in big numbers, and due to other purposes, such as mating, etc.

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painting-with-light In reply to Faunamelitensis [2010-01-19 11:19:26 +0000 UTC]

Interesting facts

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Faunamelitensis In reply to painting-with-light [2010-01-19 12:23:11 +0000 UTC]

indeed

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