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UID GRASSHOPPER - Schistocerca nitens
Copyright © 2008 sheransd

UID GRASSHOPPER - Schistocerca nitens
MONAHANS, WARD County, Texas, USA
November 16, 2008
Size: > 2"
Contributed by sheransd on 29 January, 2009 - 4:04pm
Last updated 29 January, 2009 - 6:26pm

Gray bird grasshopper.
Very fine image of Schistocerca nitens.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 January, 2009 - 4:48pm

 
Thank you for the identificat
Thank you for the identification. It is an impressive grasshopper, glad I got to see one. Sheran, NE OK
… sheransd, 30 January, 2009 - 8:20am

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