Grasshoppers all lined up

When Esme and I were walking near the town of Coyolillo, Veracruz, she noticed about a score of tiny grasshoppers lined up on a leaf stem. It looked like those litte creatures were standing in line in front of an ATM.

Sadly the camera I was using, a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600, has very limited capabilities for taking close-up photos, but I am quite happy with the above and below photos.

You can read more on our walk near Coyolillo in An arachnitastic day.

Also today

• Nature Photos 2006 (overview)
• Mexican ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus rutiloris)
• The Mango fruit stand
• Hieroglyphic moths sheltering under a leaf
• Vinnie the vinegaroon
• The sand cave
• Giant cactuses along the road
• Scorpion mother with babies on her back
• Rawr!
• The tame carpenter bee
• Skinky winky
• Anna's Eighty-eight
• The spiny lizard relaxing
• The Guard Parrot
• A butterfly resting
• The Shroom Castle
• My favorite pet snake
• The big grasshopper
• The little rain frog
• A spider fond of spinning
• Purple flowers in the rain
• Prickly pears
• A scorpion on my hand
• Big Green Butterfly
• A spiny lizard in the grass