Title

Grasshopper and small bug in grass, Kortobacy Puszta, Hungary, 20th century Artist: CM Dixon.

Caption

Grasshopper and small bug in grass, Puszta, Hungary, 20th century. The Puszta is a grassland biome on the Great Hungarian Plain. Grasshoppers have powerful hind legs which enable them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously. Under certain environmental conditions, grasshopper can change colour and form swarms. Under these circumstances they are known as locusts.

Date

1960

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B81_474

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,8Mb (1,3Mb) / 15,9in x 10,7in / 4768 x 3212 (300dpi)

Keywords

outdoors Europe animal close up country day grass insect dry GRASSLAND grasshopper Hungary Hungarian location century close-up Republic Of Hungary Puszta 20th century CM Dixon TGN photograph portrait CM Dixon Dixon CM Mike Dixon photograph portrait