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Teratodes monticollis
Named after their hoods which appear like leaves allowing them to camouflage well in trees, Hooded Grasshoppers have a distinct loud call. and feed on leaves.
Montane forest of Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, which is located in one of the oldest mountain ranges of India, the Aravalli range.
Spotted on Aug 12, 2016
Submitted on Jul 1, 2017
15 Comments
Very good!
Cool grasshopper & CONGRATS!! 馃樃馃樃
Hes not hooded he looks finned
Congratulations Vipul!
Congrats Vipul, such an amazing creature you got.
Congrats, great spotting!
Congrats Vipul
Very cool little dude, congrats!
Awesome capture Vipul,congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing
Congratulations Vipul, this remarkable grasshopper has been voted Spotting of the Week!
"What a remarkable "hood" on this Hooded Grasshopper (Teratodes monticollis), our Spotting of the Week! This species of grasshopper is native to South Asia, and feeds on tree leaves. Their large hood structure edged with orange is in an expansion of their pronotum (the foremost dorsal part of an insect's thorax), giving them the appearance of a leaf".
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Nice hopper.
Wow so cool!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
When grasshoppers sport a mohawk. Nice spotting, Vipul.
Awesome