Pink Meadow Grasshopper nymph.

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The pink grasshopper's colour is caused by a recessive gene. The condition called erythrism causes the insect's body to produce too much red pigment and not enough black.

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Size: 4500px × 3073px
Location: Warton Quarry Local Nature Reserve, Warton Crags, nr Silverdale, Lancashire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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