Hardly a Plague, But There Are Plenty

It is grasshopper and cricket season here in Iowa. Rural residents probably are experiencing the bulk of the annoying critters, but they can be pests anywhere. If there is something good about them, it is that they make good practice subjects for macro photography. Finding them is easy, but maybe not so easy is finding them in a photogenic settings with pleasing lighting. This one made that happen for me this afternoon.

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