Short Horned Grasshopper

I was photographing this lanceleaf blanketflower when one of the petals moved... it took me a minute to see the short horned grasshopper perched on one of the three ray florets. Then the shot became more about the insect.

[PhotoCrazy]

So cool! I would have missed it! Wonderfully captured.

[Heather]

Wonderful! I love surprises like that! A super capture of the grasshopper, and glorious light and colours! Fav

[Dawn]

A fabulous image

[Peter Dulis]

Nice

[Christine Sztukowski]

Great detail love the grasshopper fav

[Babs]

Well spotted, I almost missed the grasshopper, it did a good job of blending in.

[Ellen Bogenschutz]

Nice portrait of the grasshopper, I almost missed him, tho!

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Islandgirl]

I see him now, cute shot!

[GaryW]

Wow! It almost fades into the surrounding colors. The "lanceleaf blanketflower is amazing. I've never seen one like this.

[Shutterbug]

It certainly is concealed. I didn’t notice the grasshopper until I read the title and went looking. I love the beautiful colors and the capture of the grasshopper.

[Bill Ososki]

Nice...took me a bit see it too.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Diana]

Such an amazing flower too!

[Renee Salamon]

Fabulous capture - he looks very comfortable there, and he’s rather beautiful. Lovely to see him in such close up

[Wylie]

Lucky you said. I nearly missed him!

[LManning (Laura)]

He blends right in! Great capture.

[Kate]

Great focus on that grasshopper - he's truly hard to spot

[Merrelyn]

I nearly missed him, he blends in so well.

[Margaret Brown]

Very pretty, I did miss him!!

[haskar]

Great details and colours.

[Diane]

It's amazing how well the grasshopper is camouflaged. Nature is amazing. Great shot.