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Crackling Grasshopper, 12:06pm - Chortophaga viridifasciata - male
Copyright © 2008 Borealfalcon

Crackling Grasshopper, 12:06pm - Chortophaga viridifasciata - Male
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
June 23, 2008
It sounded like a Crane fly buzzing around loudly at first and I traced the sound to this very jumpy grasshopper. It had clear wings if this helps in I.D..
Coming from England where the country is all noise-less grasshoppers when flying (or at least noise-less in this crackling/clicking way) I had absoulutely no idea what that sound was.

First Adult Grasshopper of 2008.
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Contributed by Borealfalcon on 10 September, 2008 - 7:47pm
Last updated 1 November, 2008 - 2:15pm

Chortophaga viridifasciata
A common spring grasshopper. Not as noisy as some of the ones that are probably flying up there now.
… David J. Ferguson, 10 September, 2008 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
been searching for this one for ages.
… Borealfalcon, 11 September, 2008 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

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