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Goniaea sp
A brown grasshopper about 40 mms long. Wings appeared to have a slightly bluish tinge. Antennae were straw coloured. This specimen blended perfectly with the dry gum leaves and twigs on the ground.
dry sclerophyll forest
Cannot specify the gender of this grass hopper. He/she was very difficult to spot let alone photograph. Saw the hopper jump twice but could not locate where he/she landed. The grasshopper is in the centre of pic #1. Pic 2 is an unscaled version of the same photo just to show the location and forest floor.
Spotted on Dec 13, 2011
Submitted on Dec 14, 2011
1 Comment
Good mimicry - I can't even see it.