Grasshopper Mouse
Onychomys torridus
This innocent looking little creature has a lust for blood. Known as the “Lion of the Desert” it is a ravenous predator that makes its living hunting insects, spiders, scorpions and sometimes other mice.
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Grasshopper Mouse(Onychomys torridus) |
Description: Sometimes called The Lion of the Desert, this animal is a fierce predator of insects and will fearlessly attack and kill scorpions. Seen while camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:11 6:42 |
Location:
Cedar Canyon Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GrassHopperMouse_D5X7478 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grasshopper Mouse(Onychomys torridus) |
Description: Sometimes called The Lion of the Desert, this animal is a fierce predator of insects and will fearlessly attack and kill scorpions. Seen while camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:11 6:51 |
Location:
Cedar Canyon Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: GrassHopperMouse_D5X7521 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grasshopper Mouse(Onychomys torridus) |
Description: Sometimes called The Lion of the Desert, this animal is a fierce predator of insects and will fearlessly attack and kill scorpions. Seen while camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:11 6:52 |
Location:
Cedar Canyon Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: GrassHopperMouse_D5X7538 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grasshopper Mouse(Onychomys torridus) |
Description: Sometimes called The Lion of the Desert, this animal is a fierce predator of insects and will fearlessly attack and kill scorpions. Seen while camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:13 6:52 |
Location:
Cedar Canyon Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: GrasshopperMouse_D5X9252 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grasshopper Mouse(Onychomys torridus) |
Description: Sometimes called The Lion of the Desert, this animal is a fierce predator of insects and will fearlessly attack and kill scorpions. Seen while camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:13 6:54 |
Location:
Cedar Canyon Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GrasshopperMouse_D5X9289 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grasshopper Mouse(Onychomys torridus) |
Description: Sometimes called The Lion of the Desert, this animal is a fierce predator of insects and will fearlessly attack and kill scorpions. Seen while camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:13 6:55 |
Location:
Cedar Canyon Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: GrasshopperMouse_D5X9311 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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