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Large acridid - Schistocerca americana
Copyright © 2005 Sean McCann

Large acridid - Schistocerca americana
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
November 24, 2005
Size: 8cm
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 28 November, 2005 - 10:18am
Last updated 28 November, 2005 - 11:20am

Possibly American Grasshopper,
Schistocerca americana. In Grasshoppers of Florida (1) this is listed as reaching 68mm - does your measurement include wings (I think theirs do not)?

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… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 28 November, 2005 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Yes, my measurement was the total length, and perhaps was subject to some "One-that-got-away" upscaling. Looking at my ruler now, though, makes me think I was not that far off, especially as I held this one in my hand for a time.
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