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Gray Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens - female
Copyright © 2009 Paul Lenhart

Gray Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens - Female
Big Bend National Park, Chisos Mountains, Window trail, Brewster County, Texas, USA
March 17, 2009
Oak woodland along trail. Sunning on a mesquite bush in late afternoon.
Contributed by Paul Lenhart on 23 March, 2009 - 12:36pm

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