It was the fifth day of the week. I intended to clean the pot of white roses plant that I placed at one corner of my garden. Can you guess what happens when I squatted in front of the pot.? ….
I thought of five days ago I met a pretty baby grasshopper around here and my instinct said that I must have a look at the place where he was. Look …. it was almost unbelievable !… He was still around the place but on different plant and looked bigger in perfect wings than ever. I rushed back into the house to take a camera and came back to him. He seemed to see me clearly, I noticed it from his eyes there are black spots inside his eyes, I was very sure he was looking at me!
Next to him there was a molt hung on the stem in front of him but no one knows when he had molted. I took a deep breath after taking some photos and let him moved to a better place, hiding under the leaves.
I thought he said something to me, ” That’s enough for today and you may leave me alone. I know you are not a predator to me”.
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Itu adalah merupakan hari kelima dalam minggu ini. Saya berniat untuk membersihkan pot tanaman mawar putih yang saya tempatkan di salah satu sudut kebun saya.
Dapatkah Anda menebak apa yang terjadi ketika berjongkok di depan pot itu ? ….
Saya berfikir lima hari yang lalu saya bertemu dengan seekor anak belalang yang indah di sini dan insting saya mengatakan bahwa saya harus melihat tempat di mana ia berada waktu itu. Lihatlah …. itu hampir tidak bisa dipercaya! … Dia masih di sekitar tempat ini tapi pada tanaman lain dan tampak lebih besar dengan sayap yang sempurna dari sebelumnya. Aku bergegas kembali ke rumah untuk mengambil kamera dan kembali kepadanya. Dia tampaknya bisa melihat saya dengan jelas, saya melihat itu dari matanya, ada bintik-bintik hitam di dalam matanya, saya pikir dia menatap saya!
Di sampingnya ada ranggas bergantung pada tangkai tanaman itu namun tidak ada yang tahu kapan ia telah berganti kulit. Saya menarik nafas panjang setelah mengambil banyak foto dan membiarkannya berpindah ke tempat yang lebih aman, bersembunyi dibawah dedaunan.
Saya fikir dia mengatakan sesuatu kepada saya,”Cukuplah sudah untuk hari ini dan sekarang kau boleh meninggalkan aku sendiri disini. Aku tahu kamu bukan predator bagiku.
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Amazing, these colours are breathtaking! Congratulations to the pics!
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Thank you and I am grateful that you like it. best wishes.
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Where I live grasshoppers are green or brown, to blend in with the plants and ground – I never thought I would see a purple grasshopper. And thanks for your gentle spirit.
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There are many species in my place but mostly small ones. the size of this grasshopper is 8 – 15cm while others are only 1 – 5cm. colors are varies from brown to blended yellow,green,purple and red. Thank you for sharing information about grasshopper.
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Your grasshopper is actually very well camouflaged. Looks more like a flower than an insect. They do seem to like posing worldwide. I found one on a yellow flower last summer and it stayed there, with me just a foot away, for at least five minutes while I took picture after picture. Then, I was the one to leave.
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My baby grasshopper is still weak after molting and looks so tame. He is still there at the moment ( I saw it this morning). I am very anxious to see the actual size when he’s grown up. Thank you Kathleen for sharing.
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Oh my goodness, I can imagine how exciting it was to find the grasshopper. Really beautiful. I think the grasshoppers like the home you make for them in your garden
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Yes, It was so exciting, especially if you observe its growing. it was changed so quickly. I am not sure if I still have an chance to take some photographs when it is grown up and strong enough to hop and fly. 🙂
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I agree with bluebrightly. I am fascinated by this colourful grasshopper. Well done and thank you for sharing these amazing photos.
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I am most grateful you like it Gobetween. thanks a lot for nice words.
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These are some great images, very well done.
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Thank you for nice compliment to this captures. Cheers
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They’re beautiful!!
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Thank you gpcox. best wishes
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what a beautiful grasshopper…here in Canada they are usually brown or green…I’ve never seen anything like this one before…thank you for sharing!
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This grasshopper was born at my garden (did you see it when it was still a baby?) looks more colorful. others that found in my country are purely green, rock-brown and pure yellow. I am grateful you like it. Thank you.
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I’m relatively new to your blog so I went back and found the grasshopper as a baby…yes he looks much different now! I enjoyed looking at all the close ups of the flowers and butterflies…just beautiful…and the post about your granddaughter is priceless…
enjoy your day…H
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Thank you for the visit and I will spare my time to re-visit yours too. happy blogging.muhammads
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It was cute on It`s other form. Now take a look at those yellow spikes on the leaf pattern leg… I`m pretty sure its intended to make the grasshopper look as mean as it could.
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hey man how have you been up to?. Yes it is. Unfortunately it’s gone now and I don’t know where it hop away. Thanks for your re-visiting. Cheers man!
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Very beautiful ….
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Thank you very much and I appreciate your visit too. Cheers
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