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Katydid on leaf
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Katydid on leaf

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 2, 201199 views4 comments
These bugs were hopping all around me in the meadow so I just sat down and fired off many shots in the hopes that I could capture at least a few photos of these guys sitting still! I at first thought this was a grasshopper but was informed this is a young katydid; I believe it is a fork-tailed katydid.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens at F/7.1 for 1/160. ISO 400.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on March 2, 2011 at 7:22 PM
Looks like your work payed off. :smile:
Nice details with good focus on the eye. Love the reddish color on the bug.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 2, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Love the lively colors on this little hopper Carolyn, nice detail.
I've seen some colorful nymph's before, but never a "forktail" like this.
Great shot :wavey:
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Comment posted by Mike Moats on March 4, 2011 at 12:41 PM
Hey Carolyn, you did well capturing this. Nice details and color.
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 4, 2011 at 5:57 PM
Excellent focus and good colors. Nice capture
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