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Old 07-09-2010, 09:08 PM
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Lots of these in the grass beside the loch. Taken on the woodside at Hillend.
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THAT ONES IS AS LONG IN THE LEGS AS YOU COLIN!!!! LOLOLOLLO
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Interesting how little of the common green grasshopper is green.
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bit greener, you will find colouration varies according to the "greeness" of the surroundings, if the environment isnt so green then the insect will be conspicous and eaten, over time you observe natural selection at work, the ones that blend into the environment better get to breed and pass on the colouration and patternation that suits the area.
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Going by the short wings isn't that a Meadow Grasshopper?

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