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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Lubber Grasshoppers (Romaleidae) » Lubber Grasshoppers (Romalea) » Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)
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giant grasshopper - Romalea microptera - female
Copyright © 2006 Franko

giant grasshopper - Romalea microptera - Female
Marco Island, Florida, USA
July 16, 2006
Size: 3 1/2+ inches long
Vacationing at Marco Island, walking back to hotel when I noticed this big grasshopper move a bit. It stayed still while I squatted down and took a shot from several feet away with a Canon S1 1S. By far the tallest grasshopper I had ever seen also. After I took the shot, I stepped toward it to see how it would react. It jumped/flew but only a very short distance.
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Contributed by Franko on 22 July, 2006 - 11:28pm
Last updated 18 December, 2008 - 5:41pm

Lubber
A Lubber Grasshopper, Romalea guttata. They are very impressive creatures.
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… Sean McCann, 22 July, 2006 - 11:31pm login or register to post comments

 
I found one and I would like
I found one and I would like to know how can u tell the male from the female.
… minie, 18 July, 2010 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

 
lubber
Thanks for the very quick reply; thought it might be awhile before I'd get a response.

EDIT: by the way, is the Lubber considered the biggest grasshopper in the US?
… Franko, 22 July, 2006 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

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