Insects and Spiders

Fools Me Every Time

I'm always fooled into thinking these are nymphs and they are actually adults. They also have a wide variety in their colors. So I never realize what they are until a grasshopper expert tells me. The first part of the name is true but the 2nd part, not, they can literally be any color.
Male Short-winged Green Grasshopper (Dichromorpha viridis)

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