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Insects and related species: Antlions - Ants - Bees - Beetles - Bugs - Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars - Centipedes and Millipedes - Cockroaches - Crickets - Dragonflies and Damselflies - Grasshoppers and Katydids - Mantis - Stick Insects - Ticks and Mites - Wasps - Woodlice
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

A close-up of a grasshopper

I recently found this grasshopper which had just dies and it was a great opportunity to take some close-up photographs of it which one would normally not be able to get.



4 comments:

Gaelyn said...

Truly amazing macros. You got a great opportunity.

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

Too good to pass up Gaelyn so I made full use of it. :)

Roger said...

Magnifique....bravo !!!
Roger
Blog : Nature Lilliputienne
Adresse :http://roggin.canalblog.com/

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

Thanks for visiting and commenting Roger.