Orthoptera: Acrididae

Acrida conica  

Giant Green Slantface Grasshopper (Acrida conica)
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© Vik Dunis 2015
Brisbane Ranges National Park, VIC (Feb, 2015)

The brown form of the Giant Green Slantface grasshopper.

When the grass isn't green, the brown form probably has a longer life expectancy than the green form.

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