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grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens - male
Copyright © 2009 Chris Mallory

grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens - Male
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 1, 2009
Size: about 2 inches
Shortly after I took these photos, it jumped away, and met with a much larger (3-4 inch) individual and proceeded in mating... I assume then, that the larger individual is female and this one is a male? This is a very common grasshopper around here... my amateur guess is the Gray Bird.
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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 1 April, 2009 - 7:16pm
Last updated 29 April, 2009 - 12:39pm

right on both counts
It's Schistocerca nitens, and it's a male.
… David J. Ferguson, 1 April, 2009 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

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