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21-SEP-2008 ©2008 Carol L. Breton

Horse Lubber Grasshopper

Around Home, Southeastern Arizona

(Taeniopoda eques)
ID: Large and shiny, mostly black. Hind margin of pronotum and forewing veins in yellow. Hindwings red with black borders.
Range: Southern Arizona and New Mexico and west Texas, down through Mexico to Costa Rica.
Habitat: Desert shrub and oak areas. Also found around mesquite

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/320s f/8.0 at 135.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time21-Sep-2008 16:47:26
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length135 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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waterfalls man29-Aug-2010 15:17
Great Capture V!!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet02-Oct-2008 04:48
Great. It looks giant.
Nestor Derkach01-Oct-2008 11:59
Excellent image , great resolution.
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Char28-Sep-2008 14:27
Hi Carol,
A truly fabulous capture of this creature. Great clarity and details. \/
Dennis Ancinec28-Sep-2008 14:06
Wow what a huge grasshopper, nice job Carol.
Neal Nye28-Sep-2008 11:26
What a giant. A wonderful shot of this fascinating character.
Ceya28-Sep-2008 11:15
Well captured, Carol! Sharp, colorful, very interesting with all the details! V
laine8228-Sep-2008 09:06
Big enough to eat a horse :>)) Great capture, Carol.
Sandi Whitteker28-Sep-2008 07:19
One more for your backyard menagerie Carol. What a variety of critters. Nice capture of this black beauty.
Simon Chandler28-Sep-2008 07:00
Excellent capture. Very unique. I admire that you have so many critters around home to shoot. v
shatterbug28-Sep-2008 05:50
Great closeup...an excellent capture!
January Grey28-Sep-2008 05:47
Wow! That's a big one! Beautiful shot, Carol. Fantastic detail! V~
an nguyen28-Sep-2008 03:34
Whoa, I love this shot, Carol. Fantastic image . BV
Hank Vander Velde28-Sep-2008 02:19
This one is fantastic Carol. Very sharp and nice setting. V.
Jess. ( Lady.D.)28-Sep-2008 02:17
This is so clear and sharp carol, well captured....
Guest 28-Sep-2008 02:11
Excellent shot. V
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