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_________________________________________________Grasshoppers
and Crickets 44 – Rattle Grasshoppers
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (m)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (m)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (m)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (m)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (m)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (m)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (m)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (nymph)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (nymph)
RATTLE GRASSHOPPER Psophus stridulus (nymph)
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The
range of species in the French Hautes-Pyrénées alters with altitude and the Rattle Grasshopper Psophus stridulus to favour the
higher slopes. The hind wings of the male Rattle Grasshopper are deep red, and
they are exposed as flash colouration and accompanied by a rattling noise, the
origin of the vernacular name, to startle potential predators when the insects
take flight. Females and nymphs are paler than the black or dark grey males and
the females have shorter wings. Unfortunately, these grasshoppers rely too much
on their camouflage when they settle on roads and their reluctance to move when
confronted by approaching car wheels is often a cause of their instant demise
judging from the number of corpses that were observed.
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