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English: Koppie foam grasshopper (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) nymph, Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort, South Africa
Polski: Nimfa konika polnego z podgatunku Dictyophorus spumans spumans sfotografowana w Narodowym Ogrodzie Botanicznym im. Waltera Sisulu w Roodepoort, w RPA.
Čeština: Nymfa hmyzu rodu pasarančovití Dictyophorus spumans v botanické zahradě Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens u města Roodepoort, Jihoafrická republika.
Deutsch: Eine Koppie-Schaumheuschrecke (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) im Nymphenstadium, Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort, Südafrika.
Español: Saltamontes De Espuma Koppie (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) ninfa, Jardines Botánicos Walter Sisulu, Roodepoort, Sudáfrica
Français : Koppie mousse sauterelle (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) nymphe, jardins botaniques Walter Sisulu, Roodepoort, Afrique du Sud
Magyar: Az egyenesszárnyúak rendjébe, azon belül a Pyrgomorphidae családba tartozó Dictyophorus spumans spumans nimfa (Walter Sisulu Botanikus Kert, Roodepoort, Dél-afrikai Köztársaság)
Italiano: Neanide di Dictyophorus spumans (Pyrgomorphidae), Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort, Sudafrica
Македонски: Пенлив скакулец (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) во Родепорт, ЈАР.
Эрзянь: Нурькамуюконь витьстэсёлмовт (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) керьсуксось, Уолтер Сисулу Ботаникань Эмежпиресь (Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens), Центурион, Лембеёнкс Африка.
Nederlands: Dictyophorus spumans
Português: Koppie espuma gafanhoto (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) ninfa, Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort, África do Sul
Українська: Коник Коппі (Dictyophorus spumans spumans), німфа. Ботанічний сад «Волтер Сісулу», ПАР
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Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk
Author
Charles J. Sharp (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
Alternative names
Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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creator QS:P170,Q54800218
Camera location26° 05′ 16.39″ S, 27° 50′ 38.99″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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It is a strange insect

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Dictyophorus spumans

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inception

10 December 2018

coordinates of the point of view

26°5'16.393"S, 27°50'38.987"E

exposure time

0.004 second

focal length

400 millimetre

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