The Zayante band-winged grasshopper is found in a small area of the
Santa Cruz Mountains known as the Zayante sand hills. These insects are
good fliers and known to fly three to seven feet while producing a
buzzing sound to avoid predators.

“ZAYANTE Band-winged Grasshopper“ e-Stamp
• fused glass – illustration printed as an archival pigment print, 100% rag paper

The primary threat to the species is loss of habitat due to human activities and alterations,
such as sand mining, urban and agricultural development.
Other threats include the introduction of non-native species, pesticides, and over collecting.
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THIS SPECIES IS LISTED AS ENDANGERED!

One hundred trout are needed to support one man for a year.
The trout, in turn, must consume 90,000 frogs, that must consume 27 million
grasshoppers that live off of 1,000 tons of grass.
G. Tyler Miller, Jr.

…is one of the stock characters
of the Commedia del’Arte, Italian Comedy.
From his ludicrous dress comes the
meaning “particolored”, colored in sections.

The Harlequin Bug is a stinkbug,
dressed in multicolored, fanciful-patterns.

They are of the family of insects called
Pentatomidae, from the Greek words:
pente/five and tomos/sections.

“Arlecchino Stinkbug” e-Stamp
• fused glass – illustration printed as an archival pigment print, 100% rag paper

Stinkbugs are so named because they secrete a foul-smelling liquid that is repulsive to most predators.

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousand of miles
and all the years you have lived. Helen Keller