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  1. miraflores

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    [​IMG]
    pic source: flickr - lon&queta

    look how this grasshopper blends with the surroundings...
     
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    He can see you though Mira:shocked:
     
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    Amazing, but what an ugly brute! :)
     
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    We had black ones with red wings back in Idaho. Another critter we spent hours chasing and catching.
     
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    Here's a pic I took of one I saw on a walk near a canal recently -

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    wow...I just think that nature is so spectacular sometimes...you could easily mistake him for a leaf or a piece of wood...
     
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    Most of us never tire of nature almost every day something will appear. Nice photos.
     
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