Tuesday, May 6. 2008

Egyptian Grasshopper

Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium)
Egyptian Grasshopper
This post is specially for one of my favorite readers, a lady who was telling me this morning she had a cricket running around her apartment. I won't mention her name coz she complains that I have no tact, but she knows who she is, don't you Jillian?

These wonderful creepy crawlies, the Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium) hang out everywhere here in our part of Spain and make a heck of a mess on the windscreen when they fly across the highway. My other half hates them, she won't move past them and goes into panic lockdown mode whenever one is within a few meters of her.

She claims they're out to get her, like they deliberately fly directly at her, and I can't convince her otherwise. Poor we grasshoppers. Anyway they're quite distinctive don't you think? Lovely striped eyes and a ridge down through the shoulder blades. I don't have a more detailed picture to show the eyes but I'll keep a look out for one in the next few days. Hope you like it Jillian, oh, and thanks for using one of our themes. Check out Jillian Approved
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Posted by Carl in Spain at 09:11   Comments (4)

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  1. Jillian said,

    Tuesday, May 6. 2008 at 10:11 (Reply)

    LOL. Umm... that thing looks HUGE. I don't know what is wrong with me, but when see insects like bugs and flying things... I DO freeze in fear. I can't move and I just make a really pathetic sight.

    That's a nice shot though... one I never would have been able to take.

    And do you know that cricket KEPT following me? All I wanted to do was use my computer and he kept crawling on the wall next to me.. even after I threw all kind of things at it.

  2. Danielle said,

    Tuesday, May 6. 2008 at 17:30 (Reply)

    eeee-eeeewwwww

  3. Matt said,

    Thursday, May 8. 2008 at 06:29 (Reply)

    Och what a beautiful wee beastie, but I can tell yo if it was to jump on me it would be a squashed wee beastie pretty quickly.

  4. chris said,

    Thursday, May 8. 2008 at 09:44 (Reply)

    It really is a beautiful creature. I used to have a dog that would pick them up in her mouth and try to come in the house with them. She wouldn't kill it, or drop it, so I'd have to pry it out of her mouth.

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