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grasshopper - Schistocerca americana - female
Copyright © 2009 Matt Edmonds

grasshopper - Schistocerca americana - Female
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
February 16, 2009
Size: 2 inches
ID please?
Seriously agile flyer
Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 16 February, 2009 - 12:58pm
Last updated 14 December, 2009 - 9:46pm

Looks to me like...
... an American bird grasshopper, Schistocerca americana .
… Carmen Champagne, 16 February, 2009 - 4:00pm

 
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Thanks Carmen!
… Matt Edmonds, 16 February, 2009 - 4:09pm

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