Three unusual grasshoppers / Три необычных кузнечика
This elegant poser looked like most other grasshoppers to me, but it turned out to be the increasingly rare large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum):
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f6.3, 1/100s
This one is called short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis). I took this photo after an unelegant landing:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 200mm, ISO160, f8, 1/400s
The next one isn't particularly rare, but it is very big, over 3.5cm (1.4") without the wings. It's called the great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima), and it has an almost perfect colour match to the plants it sits on:
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO200, f6.3, 1/200s
Judging from this photo, they are very protective of their flowers:
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO200, f8, 1/200s
Thanks for watching!