Thursday, September 7, 2023

Those painted grasshoppers are back

 Sept 6th and 7th


Poekilocerus pictus 

On Calotropis

Coloured and painted, you'd think it would cheer us

but beware, that toxicity cld afflict us

23, chewing Calotropis poisonous


So, we can squirt you, dont you mess with us

I know, I shall leave, I'm no ignoramus!




Thiruvanmyur 4th seaward road thickets - the milkweed are filled with painted grashopperss.



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