Woman finds rare pink grasshoppers in garden
Usually, they get eaten by birds due to their inability to camouflage, making them a rare sight.
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"It is exciting that they're there and chose my garden. If I walk through my grass now, I can see loads of grasshoppers."
— Natasha Welch , Other
"The mutation itself is not that rare but people actually finding a pink grasshopper is unusual."
— Anne Halpin , Academic
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Usually, they get eaten by birds due to their inability to camouflage, making them a rare sight.
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