A woman spotted a very rare pink grasshopper while taking a walk during her lunch break walk. See photos of the grasshopper that has a 1% chance of being spotted!
A woman went on what she thought would be an ordinary walk during her lunch break only to spot an incredibly rare insect. Leonie Verkerk, 33, was shocked to see a grasshopper that was a vivid shade of pink instead of the insect's typical green coloring. Verkerk, an asbestos survey administrator, at first thought the creature was a caterpillar due to its unique coloring. Once she got closer, though, she realized it was a grasshopper, SWNS reported.
Erythrism can result in the reddish appearance of hair, skin, fur, feathers and eggshells in mammals, avian animals and several other wild creatures, Encylopedia.com reported. Pink grasshoppers have a hard time surviving long in the wild because their 'vivid coloring' makes hiding from predators a more challenging task, according to the AMNH.
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