flutter
yellow bands on moth wings
a grasshopper
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©️2019 Ontheland
Yesterday I saw a brown grasshopper that first looked like a moth in flight—a Carolina Grasshopper, I discovered afterward. In closeup photographs it is possible to detect the grasshopper body in flight…in real life it looks more like a moth or butterfly until it lands and the wings fold, revealing a plain grasshopper.
Ontheland 
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #9: Janice’s latest #haiku!
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Thank you, Frank :))
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My pleasure, Janice! 🙂
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I like the multi layer personality of this insect.
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Yes, it is quite interesting. I couldn’t believe it at first when the moth appeared to be a brown grasshopper when it landed…I had to trace the flight of another one to make sure I wasn’t mistaken…they have a special flying cape which folds in when they are no longer in flight.
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Wow. this is just another example of why insects are so interesting (to me, anyway). I have thought that if I were going to school today I would like to study entomology.
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A wonderful haiku Janice, with shades of Basho in the lines.
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Thank you so much Denis 🌻
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