Peter Dexter
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We have caught some children in the neighborhood painting grasshoppers:
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James Lemon
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We have caught some children in the neighborhood painting grasshoppers:
This is an impressive looking bug! I really like the shape of this and the colors are awesome!
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Peter,
I had no intention of showing your picture a 3rd time, but it simply deservescthat sustained attention!
This is something one might imagine conjured up for a Disneyland fun insect parade to entertain us all!
So who is this creature entertaining? This is a magnificent investment in coloring. Reminds me of amazing differentiation of related hummingbirds just on the other side of a rain Forrest mountain!
...and what is the evolutionary competitive benefit to us, recognizing this creature at a glance and perceiving this as “amazingly exquisite”, as we all seem to respond reflexly with this same feeling?
Is it poisonous perhaps and the distinctive pattern is a warning?
Asher
I had no intention of showing your picture a 3rd time, but it simply deservescthat sustained attention!
This is something one might imagine conjured up for a Disneyland fun insect parade to entertain us all!
So who is this creature entertaining? This is a magnificent investment in coloring. Reminds me of amazing differentiation of related hummingbirds just on the other side of a rain Forrest mountain!
...and what is the evolutionary competitive benefit to us, recognizing this creature at a glance and perceiving this as “amazingly exquisite”, as we all seem to respond reflexly with this same feeling?
Is it poisonous perhaps and the distinctive pattern is a warning?
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Have you discovered it’s name?
Peter Dexter
Well-known member
Thank you Asher it is Paramastax rosenbergi. I am told that it is poisonous and thus the warning color but haven't verified that.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Well, yours seems to be the best one on the web!
Steven Dillon
Member
Saw this earlier in another forum that I post in. This version is larger, which is nice. Excellent details and lovely colors.
Peter Dexter
Well-known member
Thank you Steve.