Grasshopper cycle

gslaten · Post by **gslaten** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:03 pm

On 9/2 I noticed this small green grasshopper in a plant in the courtyard. Today I had another look and was surprised to find he had made a few changes. A quick Google search indicates the grasshopper has 3 stages in it's life cycle....egg, nymph and adult. The nymph stage has no wings but the adult has wings and can fly. I tried to get the adult to pose a bit better, but he became annoyed and left

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Canon EOS 5D, Canon 28-200mm macro mode, flash

Top photo ISO 400, 1/60 f5.6
Bottom photo ISO 500, 1/200 f5.6

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:32 am

Very nice hopper shots gslaten

gslaten · Post by **gslaten** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:03 am

Thanks Beetleman> I thought the contrast between the stages was interesting.

Gary