It looked like a toy at first. That’s what 13-year-old Mya Callahan thought when she spotted a bright pink grasshopper ...

Pink grasshopper: The insect was identified by wildlife officers as an adult female common green grasshopper, which has been born pink. Credit: Photo: APEX The insect was found by 11-year-old ...

No, as it turns out, they’re one common kind of grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina). ... Most grasshoppers are well camouflaged by their green, ... We have several kinds of grasshopper in our area.

Eritettix simplex (Thomas). Common name - Velvet-striped grasshopper (Helfer, 1972).. Recent synonymy - Eritettix variabilis Bruner.. Geographic distribution - Alberta and Saskatchewan (Canada), North ...