Orthoptera: Acrididae

Acrida conica  

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Avalon, VIC (Apr, 2014)

Giant Green Slantfaces mating.

She's the big green one and he's the little brown thing on her back.

Both males and females can be green or brown but it appears to be more common for females to be green and males, brown.

No confusion when it comes to size though. He's always the smaller party and she, the giant.

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

Giant Green Slantface

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

Spot the Grasshopper

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

Giant Green Slantface

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

Oh, the Embarrassment!

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

Giant Green Slantface

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

Female Giant Green Slantface

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

Giant Green Slantface Mating

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

"Brown" Giant Green Slantface

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

"Brown" Giant Green Slantface

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

"Brown" Giant Green Slantface

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)

"Brown" Giant Green Slantface