Northern Green-striped grasshopper ( Chortophaga viridifasciata ) photo

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16-MAY-2010	Christine Hanrahan

This female was egg-laying in hard gravel. Amazing how she was able to insert her ovipositor into that hard ground!

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/640s f/5.6 at 5.0mm iso80 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

slhoornstra		27-May-2010 05:15
What an interesting look this grasshopper has, and you have captured her in full detail. VVV

LynnH		26-May-2010 15:24
Very cool! V

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