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Just happened to get a shot that captured anatomical details. It was not what I had expected. Kept for documentation purposes and to share with iNaturalist and Bugguide.
Male & Female Ponderous Spur-throat Grasshoppers (Melanoplus ponderosus)
Heard Wildlife Sanctuary
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
A little further down the boardwalk, we ran into this. Female on the bottom. Funny thing was, they were in the middle of a sunny spot with shadows framing them all around.
Male & Female Ponderous Spur-throat Grasshoppers (Melanoplus ponderosus)
Heard Wildlife Sanctuary
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
One of the many grasshoppers we found at the Heard. In the fall, these guys are everywhere. He jumped on the boardwalk in front of us. This was my first male of this species.
Male Ponderous Spur-throat Grasshopper (Melanoplus ponderosus)
Heard Wildlife Sanctuary
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Just when I think I have learned all the similar looking yellow grasshopper species, I found a new one. She was at eye level munching away & totally ignoring me. A new species for me & I am very glad I am able to get help with identification of insects from experts because I cannot keep them straight. I know it has to do with the markings on the femur (the large part of the hind legs)
Female Ponderous Spur-throat Grasshopper (Melanoplus ponderosus)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Photographed at the Lexington Wildlife Management Area, Oklahoma, on 12 May 2012.
Photographs and text © Bryan Reynolds
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Photographed at the Lexington Wildlife Management Area, Oklahoma, on 15 October 2005.
Photographs and text © Bryan Reynolds
All rights reserved. Contact: nature_photo_man@hotmail.com