Pink Grasshopper
by Chris Smith
Title
Pink Grasshopper
Artist
Chris Smith
Medium
Photograph
Description
Pink Grasshopper perched on a grass stem closeup.
Chorthippus parallelus, the meadow grasshopper, is a common species of grasshopper found in non-arid grasslands throughout the well vegetated areas of Europe and some adjoining areas of Asia. It is a well-studied organism in the discipline of Evolutionary biology and was an early and important model system for the study of European phylogeography. Females grow to approximately 2 cm and are larger and less active than males that grow to approximately 1.5 cm. Both sexes are flightless. In females the wing cases (covering vestigial wings) extend only a short way down the abdomen while males have longer wing cases extending to almost the tip of the abdomen. They can be variable in colour with green, brownish, purple-red and pink forms recorded. although green forms are most common. Colour forms are genetically determined and some populations can show high frequency of pink grasshoppers.
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July 26th, 2014
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Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS on your FEATURE in GIDA! G I D A - The GALLERIA of INTERIOR DESIGN ART... Presenting only the finest and best quality of Original Artwork
Gena Weiser
Congratulations Chris. "Pink Grasshopper" is being featured in the group "Helping to Promote Others"
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!