Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Macrotona australis laying eggs.jpg

Macrotona australis laying eggs

Original - Common Macrotona (Macrotona australis) laying eggs

Reason: High enc, illustrating part of the grasshopper life cycle.
Articles this image appears in: Grasshopper, Common Macrotona, Macrotona
Creator: User:Noodle snacks

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 10:42, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support This picture is absolutely phenomenal. The focus is spot on, the composition of the sand works extremely well with the muted colors of the grasshopper, and the fact that you captured it laying its eggs in such spectacular detail really made this shot for me. Well done! -- Bettycrocker (talk) 15:47, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Question Is it laying eggs in the sand? --Muhammad(talk) 17:36, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Is it verifiable either way? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 20:21, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'd describe it as a poor quality, sandy soil. It is geocoded and not close to the beach. Noodle snacks (talk) 00:54, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Are there others in this series where we can actually see the eggs being laid? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 17:18, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Yea, for all we know it's taking a leak. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 18:42, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - In the absence of transparent dirt, nope. I might have one with the rear of the body out of the ground, but no egg laying is going on at that point. Noodle snacks (talk) 03:08, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is just awesome. Excellent EV too. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:27, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Bettycrocker. Amazing capture. Is it their typical behavior to raise one leg towards photographer to show their frustration that you are intruding into their territory, or am I thinking too much? - DSachan (talk) 19:04, 9 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Macrotona australis laying eggs.jpg --wadester16 | Talk→ 03:46, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]