I found three rather large grasshoppers in our backyard the other day. I “rescued” this one from one of the kittens. Man, cats are mean to their food, aren’t they? One day back in Hattiesburg, I watched a neighbor’s cat play with her meal before she finally killed it and ate it.

I digress.

I have never seen any grasshopper this big or this color. As a matter of fact I never even thought about the existence of a grasshopper this size or color. It is not something I sit and ponder too often, the size of grasshoppers or their color. What I do know is that it absolutely freaked me out at first. I had to catch one and look it up. They seem to be Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers. Its wings do it practically no good as they are too small for the body weight and size. It can not even hop very far, just a few inches, so they mostly crawl around on the ground.

Of course I couldn’t pass up a pic of one of my bug-lovers watching me take pictures and chase it along the ground. Anyone wanting to peruse the larger versions or the whole set of buggy-goodness for your bug lover, here is the whole set. I have a bunch more I have not yet uploaded. I am so loving this camera!