Tyrannohopper Rex

On an ideal day for photographing dragonflies (sunny, hot, a light breeze) I came across a few dozen grasshoppers occupying the same shoreline vegetation as the dragonflies and damselflies. These guys were much less active, content to stay put until I got a little too close with my camera. Since they, like dragonflies have been around since the days of dinosaurs, I can understand why closeup they look almost other-worldly. Those foreleg tarsal claws look like they mean business.

Canon SL2 DSLR and Canon 18-55mm lens (at 55mm) with 21mm extension to achieve desired magnification. 1/1,000 sec, ISO 800.

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