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Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)? - Schistocerca nitens
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
… David J. Ferguson, 13 June, 2009 - 2:29pm

 
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.
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 13 June, 2009 - 9:06pm

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