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Frasshopper - Spharagemon marmorata - female
Copyright © 2006 Jeff Hollenbeck

Frasshopper - Spharagemon marmorata - Female
St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
March 4, 2006
I found it very interesting that this grasshopper used its hind leg to quickly kick its frass almost five inches behind it rather than rub it off on the ground.

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Grasshopper - Spharagemon marmorata - female Frasshopper - Spharagemon marmorata - female
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Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 5 March, 2006 - 12:53am
Last updated 13 September, 2008 - 1:39pm

Moved to subspecies
picta from Marbled Grasshopper.
… David J. Ferguson, 13 September, 2008 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

hahahaha
frasshopper...
… Omar Fahmy, 5 March, 2006 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

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