Showing posts with label Florida Flora and Fauna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida Flora and Fauna. Show all posts

Monday, August 2, 2010

In which our fearless hunter discovers a grasshopper

Hey whats this?
I've seen the coolest grasshoppers a couple of times now here in Florida.  I think they're called Lubber Grasshoppers and they are so colorful.  Their primary color is a sort of maize gold and they have stripes and dots of black and sometimes a swipe of reddish orange along their back too.  They blend in well in the shadowy spots under trees where they rest on the dead leaves.  I've been trying to get a photo of one so I can check to see what the species is exactly.  I saw one this morning on our walk and Katie was just as interested as I was ...
Ack! Big dog on the sidewalk!

I see you in the grass