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Huge grasshopper - Schistocerca americana - female
Copyright © 2008 Lana Gramlich

Huge grasshopper - Schistocerca americana - Female
Abita Creek Flatwoods Nature Preserve, Abita Springs, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
January 27, 2008
Size: About 4" long
Anyone know what kind of grasshopper this is?
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Contributed by Lana Gramlich on 25 April, 2008 - 11:22am
Last updated 14 December, 2009 - 10:07pm

Not an expert
but it looks like an American Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana) to me.
… John R. Maxwell, 25 April, 2008 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That makes sense, since it was practically the size of a bird! Thanks again! :)
… Lana Gramlich, 25 April, 2008 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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