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Green grasshopper - Schistocerca
Copyright © 2009 Wisconsin Oecanthinancy

Green grasshopper - Schistocerca
Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
June 6, 2009
Size: approx 1 - 1.5in
This photo can be frassed if this is a fairly common species that is already well-represented in the guide. Found at distal tip of a 6 foot tall Turk's Cap plant.

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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 11 June, 2009 - 5:57am
Last updated 6 August, 2009 - 1:21pm

Moved
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 6 August, 2009 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

"Common" is relative:-)
This is the nymph of one of the bird grasshoppers, genus Schistocerca. Nice shots. Hope you are having great fun in Texas. Please take me with you next time:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 June, 2009 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
...so should I frass this?

Actually, I was looking for someone to go with me on this last trip...I must say, poking around a park at night -- alone -- where border control agents are stationed and local law enforcement stops vehicles (including mine) due to high drug trafficking -- was not a comfortable feeling. The officer politely suggested I not be there alone at night!

That being said -- it's a great park with A LOT of unusual species. I think it would be a great place for a future gathering of some type. (People would HAVE to be oblivious to HOT weather and mosquitoes, chiggers and biting ants).
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 11 June, 2009 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

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