Grasshopper hide and seek

I spotted this grasshopper on the fence surrounding Upolu Airport. When I got my camera out, the grasshopper edged to one side to keep the wire fence between us. I moved that way, the grasshopper moved back. We did this a few times, during which I was able to get these photos, before I left him in peace.

9 thoughts on “Grasshopper hide and seek”

restlessjo February 25, 2021 at 10:15 am

Aww! He’s clinging on tight 🙂 🙂 I can never get over how much noise they make!

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Graham Post authorFebruary 25, 2021 at 2:25 pm

They can be loud, though here they’re being drowned out by ever increasing numbers of coqui frogs.

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1. restlessjo February 25, 2021 at 9:37 pm
  
  Are the frogs becoming a nuisance, or just being noisy frogs? 🙂 🙂
  
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  1. Graham Post authorFebruary 26, 2021 at 7:43 am
    
    Well, I guess they’re becoming a nuisance by being very noisy frogs. Their call can reach 100 decibels, which is louder than many power tools and lawn equipment. They hail from Puerto Rico and are thought to have arrived here in the 1980s on plant imports.
    
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    1. restlessjo February 26, 2021 at 7:47 am
      
      So not just noisy when they’re mating then? 🙂
      
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      1. Graham Post authorFebruary 26, 2021 at 5:42 pm
        
        No, though it is all about attracting mates and repelling competitors. You won’t be surprised to hear that it’s the males that make all the noise!
        
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      2. restlessjo February 26, 2021 at 9:38 pm
        
        🙂 🙂
        
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