Wildlife of the day: Grasshopper update

[stephbg]

We've met Coryphistes sp. - Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper before but last night I came across one on the inside of the house. It obligingly stood quite still while I took some pictures of all the dust and cat fur gathering at the edge of our tiles.



This one's been through the wars a bit, but it seemed OK. ( i.e. it moved occasionally)





Got some interesting detail on mouth parts and feet:

Comments

[drhoz.livejournal.com]

he's certainly rather battered, isn't he?

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Would have been a lot more battered if I hadn't rescued him/her from Princess this evening. At least the broken bits made identification easy. It's not often you see a bug and know it as an individual. And now I know exactly why those feet cling so well to carpet. I had to apply a certain amount of force, but I didn't feel the armour give, so fingers crossed he/she is ok.

Hang on, did you say "him" delibrately? Is this identifible as a male?

[drhoz.livejournal.com]

not from this angle - although male grasshopper adults are usually much smaller than the females, so if you get to compare to another of the same species, you should be able to tell

[bunny-m.livejournal.com]

'Rugged explorer/adventurer type' is how I'd put it, rather than 'battered', but YMMV. =)