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KodRoute Griñón, Madrid, Spain Dec 22, 2012

Thanks.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 22, 2012

Looks like a nymph of an Egyptian grasshopper, Anacridium aegyptium - http://www.flickr.com/photos/72459678@N00/3102162045

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brandoblues Kemp, TX(Zone 8a) Dec 22, 2012

You know why their eyes are so big?

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Dec 23, 2012

I looked at a number of sites and while all commented on the very distinctive eyes, there were no references to a reason for the size. But, looking at pictures of adults, the eyes seem more in proportion to the body. Perhaps, like humans, their eyes do not grow as they do....they grow to match their eye size.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 23, 2012

(1) Grasshoppers as a group are visually oriented; they need to be able to detect movement (as from potential predators) readily.
(2) As per themoonhowl, the heads of orthopteran nymphs tend to be larger in proportion to their body size than those of adults.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Dec 23, 2012

Thanks Flap....nice to know I was on the right track....that was my thought looking at nymph and adult pics.

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