This photo caused a “shallow dive” into “locusts” and how they may differ from “grasshoppers.” From Wikipedia (FWIW): “No taxonomic distinction is made between locust and grasshopper species; the basis for the definition is whether a species forms swarms under intermittently suitable conditions.”
Submitted to BugGuide with no idea even to which taxonomical “family” this particular critter would belong. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well, this is embarrassing. It turns out that I photographed this species eight years ago. I didn’t post it here, but the sighting is at BugGuide. Here I posted a Painted Lady.
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@kvphoto@bkbinthecity@corinnec I *have* to get close enough … if I want a good-enough photo so the experts can identify/confirm them! I know, I know — there are apps. But I suspect the apps, working from photos, are wrong more often than human experts. Plus, the apps are generally only going to be as good as, well, the photo. :)
[Strategy: starting from a distance and inching in closer and closer for better and better shots in case the critter is inclined to fly or hop away.]
@kvphoto I comment above on the accuracy of apps versus humans. While I may be technically correct, apps have come a long way since I last tried one and "seek" is amazing (and amazingly fast)! I think the experts who get stuck with my moth submissions at BAMONA and BugGuode greatly appreciate that "seek" usually gets me to genus if not species! Thanks again for steering me to iNaturalist and seek!
August 8th, 2024
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[Strategy: starting from a distance and inching in closer and closer for better and better shots in case the critter is inclined to fly or hop away.]