I was helping my sister move today, and at several points, I was doing mind focusing things to combat the pain. After being pinged back to my body, I spotted a bug on the floor. I took out my iPhone and tried to focus on it. I ended up allowing it to come onto my hand. Not sure if it is a grasshopper, a cricket or a locust.

Yep, looks like it’s in the Orthoptera family to me, or what we called grasshoppers back when I was a child. They are certainly noisy little buggers when they decide to go courting (lol). Have a great weekend Alastair. π
Thanks LuAnn. you too π
That is so neat!
Thank you. I can’t believe it didn’t even try to get away. Even when I was prodding it get off of my watch and onto the wall.
Hey I recognized it right away, It’s a Orthoptera/ Paurometabolous, shoot I can’t believe noone else noticed what it was! π
LOL. That was going to be my next guess π Thank you Penny. I even tried dragging the picture onto Google images to try and find out what it was. So I am grateful for you telling me what it is
Couldn’t resist. I guess they’re all cousins, so that’s just the general classification for that species of insects, don’t you feel so much wiser now? lol
I do. My brain has swelled that little extra with the knowledge π
As long as it’s not a locust no worries, those little guys are scary!
Yes. Seems locusts don’t often come on their own. Oh well, less than three months to Armageddon, so there will probably be a few losusts around lol
I don’t think they’re part of the package this time lol
LOL You’re probably right π
A standing joke in my family is that “they” are finally coming to take us back home to where we belong!
Haha yes. β« Take me home, country road, West Virginia βͺ LOL
Well I think it was rude to leave us here this long.
LOL Yep
Incredible capture!
-Naima.
Thanks π I love it!
I love it too [Smiling]
-Naima.
π
Nice catch!
Yes – it’s one of those π
π Thanks Rosy
Wow – amazing photo for an iphone!!
Thanks. I am impressed with it. My sister told me to tap the screen to get it into focus, but I didn’t realise it would be that clear