Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Desert locust

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[edit] Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

The desert locust is one of a dozen species of grasshoppers known as locusts, which are able to change their behaviour in response to population density and to form swarms that can migrate over large distances. It belongs to the Acrididae family, characterized by antennae relatively short and stout, and tympanum on side of first abdominal segment. Potentially it is the most dangerous species of locusts for its ability to travel long distances and its voracious appetite. Annually it causes severe agricultural an economic damage to Asian and African countries. This specimen is about 8 cm in length and was found in Lisboa, Portugal.
The desert locust is one of a dozen species of grasshoppers known as locusts, which are able to change their behaviour in response to population density and to form swarms that can migrate over large distances. It belongs to the Acrididae family, characterized by antennae relatively short and stout, and tympanum on side of first abdominal segment. Potentially it is the most dangerous species of locusts for its ability to travel long distances and its voracious appetite. Annually it causes severe agricultural an economic damage to Asian and African countries. This specimen is about 8 cm in length and was found in Lisboa, Portugal.
Alternative version, with better detail on head
Alternative version, with better detail on head
Reason
This is a high resolution and good quality illustration of a desert locust, which contributes to the encyclopaedic value of the articles it appears in.
Articles this image appears in
Acrididae, Desert locust, Grasshopper, Locust
Creator
Alvesgaspar
  • Support as nominator — Alvesgaspar 22:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support. Good detail on a moving subject in its natural surroundings. --Tewy 22:33, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
    • The second seems (is) cut off, so I prefer the first version as featured picture, although the detail is nice on the second. --Tewy 07:08, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original - Wonderful eye detail. Very enc, obviously. Nice bokeh. --TotoBaggins 23:15, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support (first version) per TotoBaggins. Cacophony 23:30, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Info - Adding new version with more detail in the head (but not depicting full body) - Alvesgaspar 23:32, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support, gorgeous. -- Phoenix2 (holla) 04:42, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support Original, dice detail. -Ravedave 14:54, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original Beautiful and sharp. --LucaG 17:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support. Far more so than the Lantana flower pics, this one proves the worth of your camera Alves! Great clarity and composition. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 19:14, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original Great shot. We need the whole insect there, I think, so I'm not in favour of the second pic. Matt Deres 21:10, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support (original) Lovely view of the entire insect- adds a lot to the article. Purple Is Pretty 03:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original. It's perfectly in focus. We don't need more detail on the head. It's more important to have a view of the entire animal. - Mgm|(talk) 09:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original Nice and sharp. Great picture. --Pixelface 17:20, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak oppose. I think it's a great quality picture, but it's too busy for me to like it. The whole thing blends in, and I don't think we get the whole effect of the locust with all the twigs and grass, etc., cluttering up the picture. └Jared┘┌t┐  15:21, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Acrididae grasshopper-2.jpg --Raven4x4x 01:48, 23 June 2007 (UTC)