Grasshopper Roundup
Date: October 4
Time: 9:14 AM
Location: 11.4 miles n. of Study Butte, TX
Site: In an open area with sparse bunch grasses, shrubs, and cacti.
Weather: Skies clear, SSE wind at 12 mph
Temperature: 78o F
Notes: A wet spring and summer caused an abundant crop of Horse Lubber Grasshop-pers to hatch in late summer. When we arrived adults were everywhere. These large, beautiful black grasshoppers are accented with bright yellow markings and their wings are washed with red. A few of these hungry guys tried to nibble on us a little as we were enjoying them. Now we can add grasshoppers to the long list of "Things That Have Bitten Us".
Nature Photography at Ripples of Time
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