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Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - female
Copyright © 2007 Alan Chin-Lee

Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - Female
Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
October 7, 2007
The male left shortly after I took the first photo.

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Mating grasshoppers - Schistocerca obscura - male - female Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - female
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Contributed by Alan Chin-Lee on 10 October, 2007 - 4:47pm
Last updated 31 October, 2007 - 6:56pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… Alan Chin-Lee, 31 October, 2007 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca obscura
Not 100% positive, but pretty sure that you've got the Obscure Bird Grasshopper here. They are usually a bit richer green, but I'm not as familiar with them in Florida as further north.
… David J. Ferguson, 29 October, 2007 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Many thanks ...
Hey David, I think you nailed the ID on this one.
… Alan Chin-Lee, 31 October, 2007 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

This Is The
Male. They mate with the female on top. Great shots.
… Sharon and Bill Harris, 10 October, 2007 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
What a surprise that the smaller of the two is the female!
… Alan Chin-Lee, 10 October, 2007 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm Wrong
Wrong, Wrong. Grasshoppers mate male on top. It's Katydids and Crickets that are female on top. Will I ever learn all of this. Sorry, Alan. Didn't mean to add my confusion to your life. See Life Cycle on this page http://bugguide.net/node/view/73
… Sharon and Bill Harris, 17 October, 2007 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

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