I almost didn't notice this little fellow

[HansV]

Grasshopper.jpg

[jstevens]

Hans,

Are you sure it isn’t a green locust?

[HansV]

I had to look it up - the words grasshopper and locust translate to the same word in Dutch, and according to Wikipedia locusts are a subspecies of grasshoppers. So I'll stick with grasshopper.

[ChrisGreaves]

I had to look it up - the words grasshopper and locust translate to the same word in Dutch, and according to Wikipedia locusts are a subspecies of grasshoppers. So I'll stick with grasshopper.

You know, Hans, you could have saved an awful lot of needless commentary if you had named the image "red herring.jpg".
Chris

[BobH]

Now, where is that blind Shaolin master?

[Rudi]

A creepy crawly. Hans, are you in Australia?

[ChrisGreaves]

Grasshopper.jpg

Hi Hans.
There is another shot of "this little fellow" in https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-08/ ... /100353722, sixth and eighth images down the page at the time of this writing.
Cheers
Chris

[HansV]

I wouldn't be able to get such shots with my phone...

[ChrisGreaves]

I wouldn't be able to get such shots with my phone...

Try my technique: When I spot one of those little white cabbage-moths trying to lay eggs on my parsnip leaves, I race into my shed, grab a can of leaf-green spray paint, and then chase the little mother around the yard - greenwashing it is called - until she lies quite still. The only problem now is trying to get the colour-scale right so that she shows up in contrast against the dandelion leaves.
I have found that acetate from a jar that David brought back from his workplace in St John's is quite effective at removing stray spray paint from the dandelion leaves, followed by a soak in dish-washing detergent-laced water before rinsing can become a regular part of preparation for lunch.
Cheers
Chris