| Latin Name | Observation Date | Location |
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| Thoradonta nodulosa | May 03, 2026 | Purulia, Natore, Bangladesh |
This afternoon I was sitting by the pond. Suddenly my eyes fell on a green leaf. At first glance, it looked like a piece of soil or a piece of dry leaf. But when I got closer, I noticed that the thing was moving. Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was a very small grasshopper. I had my mobile in my hand, so I quickly turned on the camera and took a few pictures. As soon as I took the picture, it disappeared somewhere, and I couldn’t find the grasshopper anymore.
After about an hour and a half of searching on the iNaturalist app, Google Lens, and Wikipedia, I finally found out that its name is the Pygmy Grasshopper and its specific scientific name is (Thoradonta nodulosa). Its body color and grooved back are just like a piece of dry soil.
They blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators.
Check out a picture I took to show you how small this grasshopper really is. While taking the picture, a common black ant suddenly appeared next to the grasshopper, and I immediately snapped the picture. As you can clearly see in the picture, this grasshopper is the size of an ant or smaller; it is usually the size of a grain of wheat or smaller. They are only 6.2 to 9 millimeters long and remain this dwarf or small throughout their lives.
This is the most fascinating aspect of macro photography. What looks like a speck of dust to the naked eye, takes on a different life and beauty through the lens of a camera. It was a truly wonderful afternoon for me to be able to take such a clear macro shot of such a small grasshopper.
I hope you enjoy the pictures of these little grasshoppers.
(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)
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| Camera Used | Samsung SM-C973F |
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| F-Stop | F2.4 |
| ISO speed | ISO |
| Focal length | 26mm |
| Flash | No |
| Photography | Pygmy Grasshopper (Thoradonta nodulosa) |
| Photographer |  @mshbd |
| Location | Purulia,Natore,Bangladesh |
| Link to original community |
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| https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357907130 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map Link |
|---|---|---|
| 24.3369 | 89.1161 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?#map=12/24.3369/89.1161 |