Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Wednesday Vignette: Grasshopper Ghost

Cruising through my garden one recent morning, I caught sight of what I thought was a mysterious new luminescent bug hiding within the leaves of Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt'.  Upon closer inspection, it appeared transparent and had a shape disturbingly like that of a grasshopper.

Was this the ghost of a grasshopper?


The photo is admittedly not that sharp but then when have you seen a photo of a ghost that was?

This husk left by a molting grasshopper is my Wednesday Vignette.  To see other interesting images, visit Anna at Flutter & Hum.


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18 comments:

  1. Jane StrongSeptember 7, 2016 at 3:19 PM

    Very nice. How perfect it is.

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    1. Kris PetersonSeptember 7, 2016 at 8:10 PM

      It was perfect. I tried to shift it around a little to improve the photograph but I was afraid too much manhandling would destroy it.

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  2. Eliza WatersSeptember 7, 2016 at 7:02 PM

    Very cool find! I guess he/she has outgrown his/her last set of clothes. ;)

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    1. Kris PetersonSeptember 7, 2016 at 8:11 PM

      Yes, the down side is that a bigger - and probably hungrier - grasshopper is pillaging my garden.

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  3. Anna KSeptember 7, 2016 at 9:50 PM

    Oh wow - wonder how it retained its shape so well... You'd figure that once the grasshopper has left, the remaining shell would be shredded. Nature is so amazing... Thank you for this - it was a first for me. I didn't even know that grasshoppers molt!!!

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    1. Kris PetersonSeptember 8, 2016 at 11:24 AM

      I didn't know that grasshoppers molt either but then I realized that was a more likely possibility than a ghost grasshopper.

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  4. danger gardenSeptember 7, 2016 at 10:05 PM

    Excellent capture Kris!

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    1. Kris PetersonSeptember 8, 2016 at 11:25 AM

      Luck and the stark color contrast with the Acacia deserve the credit.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2016 at 4:21 AM

    Interesting! Very cool.

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  6. AlisonSeptember 8, 2016 at 9:29 AM

    Great photo, so cool! I've found a few bug husks out in the garden, but never a ghostly white one.

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  7. rusty duckSeptember 8, 2016 at 11:16 AM

    Spooky..

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    1. Kris PetersonSeptember 8, 2016 at 11:29 AM

      What's most frightening is the thought that I now have a bigger grasshopper chomping the the plants in my garden!

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2016 at 11:54 PM

    Amazing, isn't nature incredible? I can see exactly why you thought it looked like a ghost.

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    1. Kris PetersonSeptember 9, 2016 at 11:51 AM

      I've seen the husks of other molting insects but I can't remember any like this one.

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  9. debsgardenSeptember 11, 2016 at 3:23 PM

    Fascinating!

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