Two large grasshoppers were methodically munching on a Canna Lily. It was too hot to stay and watch them but I suspect that they didn’t stop until the bloom was gone.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
August 11, 2024
Canna Lily Lunch
Tag Archives: Grasshopper
Grasshopper on Pokeweed
The color of the pokeweed berries and stems were a nice contrast to this grasshopper.
The spiny structures on his back leg look like they mean business.
This last shot was taken with the Canon 100mm macro lens. I couldn’t get the angle I wanted with the available footing and the grasshopper never moved, so it is nearly the same image as above.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 24, 2022
Grasshopper at the Swamp
The trail that runs along the edge of the swamp at Magnolia Plantation often offers some interesting peeks at the little creatures.
I tried to see him from the other side of the leaf, but he had moved along.
Another shot with the 100mm macro lens.
The grasshopper had places to go.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 16, 2022
Walking Grasshopper
I potted this rather large grasshopper on a wooden walkway leading out to a river overlook.
I fully expected him to hop as I passed by.
He had other ideas and just walked slowly along.
Grasshopper Head On
My backyard Grasshopper gave me a few head on looks.
Actually it is hard to tell where he might be looking with those side mounted eyes.
He didn’t seem to mind me looking back at him.
August 7 and 10, 2021
Grasshopper Becoming Adult
This Grasshopper spent several weeks in a hibiscus plant on my patio, finding the plant to be nutritious as seen in my post Eating the Best Part. He did a job on the leaves, too.
When he started to turn brown it happened quickly.
The last time I saw him he hadn’t changed much more, but he did show me his other side.
Green Grasshopper, Eating the Best Part
I could have seen this coming, if I had known how tasty a closed hibiscus bud could be to a grasshopper.
I turned away for a few minutes after taking the photos in my post Green Grasshopper, Foreshadowing, with him on a leaf. and when my attention returned to him he had moved.
And found lunch.
The closed bud was pretty dense and he was working hard to gnaw the top off.
Green Grasshopper, Foreshadowing
I didn’t know it at the time I, but this image foreshadowed the grasshopper’s intentions.
Hibiscus for lunch!
Green Grasshopper
A backyard visitor, this green Grasshopper was lounging in the morning sun on a potted hibiscus.
The eyes are pretty interesting, especially looking at him head on.
Green on green, he’s got good camouflage on this leaf. I found out a bit later it wasn’t just the camo, or the leaf, he was interested in.
More Creatures in the Green
I passed by a number of creatures moving about in the greenery on a recent walk. First a Carolina Anole balancing on a frond.
Then a grasshopper checking out a dried cattail reed.
And a Tree Frog, just hanging on.
