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  • Dactylotum bicolor, insect, Painted Grasshopper, Rainbow Grasshopperimage credit: Mundo Poco

    Dactylotum bicolor, insect, Painted Grasshopper, Rainbow Grasshopperimage credit: Mundo Poco

    Dactylotum bicolor, insect, Painted Grasshopper, Rainbow Grasshopperimage credit: bugguide.net

    Dactylotum bicolor, insect, Painted Grasshopper, Rainbow Grasshopperimage credit: rufulo
    Habitat: Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, western and central Texas and into Mexico
    Status:
    No conservation concerns

    This grasshopper looks like it's one of those "paint-by-numbers" projects with all those amazing colors! In reality though, it's called a Rainbow Grasshopper or Painted Grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor).

    Below is what the nymph (baby) of the grasshopper looks like. Still just as pretty and cute! No ugly ducklings in this species.

    God this guy is groovy.

    Dactylotum bicolor, insect, Painted Grasshopper, Rainbow Grasshopperimage credit: sherylsmithrodgers.blogspot.com

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    2 comments:

    Tricia said...

    It's a gay pride grasshopper! Go, baby, go!

    eilene1226 said...

    In the words of George Watsky (Pale kid raps fast): "But if my baby’s gay, I’ll say:
    "You go, gay baby, work that crib!
    Work that bib! Burp that kid!"

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