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11-year-old boy finds pink grasshopper

By T.K. Randall
September 13, 2009 · Comment icon 15 comments

Image Credit: Stephen Friedt
An 11-year-old boy has found a rare pink grasshopper in a nature reserve in England. The grasshopper is thought to be a natural variety of the species with the possibility that it has already bred and passed on its unusual pink gene.
A rare pink grasshopper has been found by a schoolboy taking part in a nature trail. The insect was found by 11-year-old Daniel Tate who thought it was a flower until he saw it jump and then he realised it was a grasshopper.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (15)




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Comment icon #6 Posted by Quill 15 years ago
Oh wow, such a vivid color. Pretty.
Comment icon #7 Posted by behaviour??? 15 years ago
Yes...Its a very rare such grasshoppers are sighted but I haven't seen one for almost 2 years in here....Its so hot and they don't have the enough grass Thanks B???
Comment icon #8 Posted by Siara 15 years ago
It's really pretty (the link has a pic of the pink insect) but you can see why this is not going to be a successful evolutionary adaptation. Any insect eatting bird could spot it a mile off.
Comment icon #9 Posted by Siara 15 years ago
Do they have red blood? Is it an albino? How can it be pink? Where did the different pigment come from?
Comment icon #10 Posted by Sag!ttarius 15 years ago
Shhhttt! Don't tell Al Gore, he'll make another movie and blame it on global warming...
Comment icon #11 Posted by schizoidwoman 15 years ago
Very glam!
Comment icon #12 Posted by Nik Xues 15 years ago
wish i had caught some of the bugs ive seen. strange armoured grass hopper mantis cross. A bee with a slight green tinge to its yellow fur and purple attenae Grasshopper with leaveshaped camo A weird Red hornet THe Moth that the pokemon Dustox is based off. only ever seen any of em once round here wish i had got em on the digicam
Comment icon #13 Posted by lordstanley 15 years ago
That thing is awesome,,
Comment icon #14 Posted by SupeRgirl 15 years ago
Yea that is beautiful.
Comment icon #15 Posted by villageidiot3o 15 years ago
Wonder if not being as well camouflaged, the color makes them more prone to being spotted by their enemies. Surprised this one got as big as it did...Going along with what you said Owls, this thing would have been an easy, visible target....


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