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Mischievous Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - female
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Mischievous Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - Female
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
April 24, 2006
Contributed by sashajade on 7 May, 2006 - 2:01am
Last updated 23 October, 2008 - 2:34pm

Schistocerca:-)
Good guess, though! This is probably S. damnifica, a surprisingly small member of its genus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 May, 2006 - 3:35pm

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