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Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)
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Copyright © 2009
Elliotte Rusty Harold
Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)? -
Schistocerca nitens
UCI Arboretum, Orange County, California, USA
June 6, 2009
Size: Huge (for an insect)
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Contributed by
Elliotte Rusty Harold
on 6 June, 2009 - 3:46pm
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 10:59pm
yes
that's what it is
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David J. Ferguson
, 13 June, 2009 - 2:29pm
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Thanks. 2nd one I've seen aro
Thanks. 2nd one I've seen around here, and one of the few insects where I have to back up to fit it all in my 1:1 macro lens. Just wish I could have gotten a less blocked shot.
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Elliotte Rusty Harold
, 13 June, 2009 - 9:06pm
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