Spotted this little guy on the way to work last week. It was hot but the grass was still a little bit green. Now, the grass is all brown (even trees are dropping leaves though fall is a ways off) – and all the grasshoppers I see now are brown. It could be camouflage though landing on a nice white concrete post wasn’t exactly inconspicuous.
How do grasshoppers change their color? One of the great mysteries of nature, still waiting to be solved.
It’s not a grasshopper, it’s a katydid. They are always green.