A Female Horsehead Grasshopper (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

A Female Horsehead Grasshopper

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The image shows the head and part of the front legs of a female horsehead grasshopper (Pseudoproscopia scabra) used in the Current Biology article. The insect has an elongated body-form that closely resembles that of a stick insect, but it is actually a grasshopper, and can jump surprisingly well considering its ungainly appearance.

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Photo ©Tom Matheson.

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