Pink meadow grasshopper

Grasshoppers usually are green or brown. But people have spotted pink meadow grasshoppers in many parts of the world4. These cute bugs are affected by a genetic condition called erythrism. This condition means they overproduce red pigment and very little green or drown.

The bright pink color may be why predators easily pick off the tiny grasshoppers. You will most likely find these cute bugs in the non-arid grasslands of the UK and Asia.