Red Locust

Thank you dear Mark!

Super shot :)

Thank you very much Oleg :)

That is a great picture!! Like the eyes on this critter

Tina, you must have a wonderful day, that a little ID makes it even better ;-))!

Dear Bayucca! I think you just did my day even better! I will add the information you have found as soon as I have better internet! It is strange that they are so different from eachother. It should make sence if they were following a pattern of some kind, as the butterflies does... Thanks again :D

Acrididae, Cyrthacanthacridinae, Nomadacris septemfasciata. Very variable, also color changes depending if solitary or gregarious.
http://locust.cirad.fr/principales_espec...
http://www.nationalgeographic.nl/fotogra...

@ young LandmarkExpert :)
Body length 6-7 cm. He was so calm for about ten pictures, but after the last one he jumped right into the camera and scared me to death! Those legs are powerful indeed...

wow! love the spikes on his leg. how big was it?

Madalena, I am learning Portuguese since I temporarily work in Mozambique. And no, I am not a Biologist :) Just a nature nerd, hehe. Good luck with your studies.
Tina

awesome! you speak portuguese? are you a biologist? :D

Muito obrigada pelo simpático comentário Madalena!
:)

nice grasshopper :)