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Sharpshooter

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Field Notes

Description:

Never payed much attention to these "jumping seeds", until I found the hoppers mission here on Noah, and they are fascinating, and impossible for an amateur to ID.

Habitat:

In an overgrown area of the garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Agustín Amenabar L
Thanks loritas, wish I could spend time an money on books like that. Changed the name to sharpshooter.
lori.tas
This shape of hopper is also known as a sharpshooter. http://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/sharpshooters/
KarenL
I find that is often the way - the naked eye just can't pick up the detail that a good macro shot can. I am sure you will have plenty on opportunities to capture these & other interesting bugs! I've also "upgraded" my equipment is the hope of capturing more detail!
Agustín Amenabar L
Thanks! Wish I dedicated more time to photograph them, as I didn't actually see the full detail until I was sitting on my computer here at home. Well, let's hope there's a next time. Already have better equipment.

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PublishedMarch 8, 2012

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