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Elegant Grasshopper

Elegant Grasshopper

The beauty of this grasshopper is breath-taking, but it should not be taken lightly. Often bright colours in nature are used to show danger and this little inse...
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The beauty of this grasshopper is breath-taking, but it should not be taken lightly. Often bright colours in nature are used to show danger and this little insect is no different. Bright colouration is called aposomatic colouration and it will let any potential predator know that it is poisonous.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 800 Shutter 1/250

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Feb, 2014

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131

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