I’m seeing fewer grasshoppers now than just a few years ago, like with so many of the insects that are decreasing in numbers or going extinct, even in species-rich Costa Rica (11,000+ species of grasshoppers). I don’t have an identity on this little fellow of about an inch long, but the first grasshopper in my yard in a long time! I would encourage you to read a book I just started titled Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do – And Why We Need to Love Them More by Vicki Hird. As humans continue to cut down the forests and pour concrete and insecticides over the earth we are systematically destroying the natural earth including creatures necessary for our own survival. This little book is a great starting point for some people to begin “re-wilding” the earth! Time is running out! And I also recommend the documentary series INSECT PLANET on Curiosity Stream.
¡Pura Vida!
See my gallery of Costa Rica Grasshopper photos. (14+ species!)
Or for all kinds of bugs, my More Insects CR Galleries (82+ species)
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Charlie, Thank you for the recommendations!
🙂 I hope they help someone to get into saving our planet before it is too late. We need a “wilding” of every nation and region with policies and individual attitudes that support the nature our world is rapidly losing. Plant a tree and stop stepping on the bugs! 🙂
i agree!!!
Great! 🙂
Great!!!