▲ Rare 'pink grasshopper' discovered by American man Dirk Parker
"I thought it was just an ordinary grasshopper, but it was
a rare species" The story of an American man who caught a rare 'pink grasshopper' while walking on the street is a hot topic.
According to foreign media such as Fox News on the 24th local time, a man named Dirk Parker discovered a rare pink grasshopper in Southern Texas, USA, on a business trip.
Parker says that when he first saw a pink grasshopper, he wasn't even aware that it was unusual.
"I thought it was an ordinary grasshopper that I don't have in Ohio where I live," he said.
After taking pictures of the pink locust, Parker released it where he was, but when he returned from a walk, he said the color of the locust's body didn't leave his mind.
Curious about the first grasshopper he had ever seen, he did an Internet search and discovered that pink grasshoppers he met along the way were very rare.
The next day, Parker hurried to the same location as the day before to find the pink grasshopper again.
He said, "It took me less than 10 minutes to find the grasshopper again. It's great to be able to show it to people. I want to share the pink grasshopper with people all over the world."
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In June of last year, a farmer cutting weeds in a rural area in Hokkaido, Japan, found a 'pink grasshopper', and people who saw it said that they thought it was a flower, not a grasshopper.
Also, in July of the same year, a 'pink millet' was discovered in Saitama Prefecture.
On the other hand, insects and animals, including grasshoppers, often have a pink body color, which is said to be caused by a type of genetic disease called 'erythrism'.
Paresis is a genetic disorder that produces either too much red pigment or too little black pigment.
However, this unique color makes it difficult for survival because it is easy to spot predators in the natural environment.