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Tropidacris cristata - posed, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Found on the wall of our trucker motel in west Colombia. This species is huge, about the size of an adult human hand.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144273/tropidacris_cristata_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Tropidacris cristata, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144273_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=qQ3JKSiRhVaMe5gOZxz83UmqJkk%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Tropidacris cristata, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Found on the wall of our trucker motel in west Colombia. This species is huge, about the size of an adult human hand.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144272/tropidacris_cristata_-_posed_tatam_national_natural_park_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Giant Red-winged Grasshopper,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,Tropidacris cristata,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Giant Red-winged Grasshopper,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,Tropidacris cristata,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Tropidacris cristata - posed, Santa Cecilia, Colombia

Found on the wall of our trucker motel in west Colombia. This species is huge, about the size of an adult human hand.

Tropidacris cristata, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Found on the wall of our trucker motel in west Colombia. This species is huge, about the size of an adult human hand.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144272/tropidacris_cristata_-_posed_tatam_national_natural_park_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Giant Red-winged Grasshopper,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,Tropidacris cristata,World

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    Patomarazul
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    Nice colors! Posted 2 years ago
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    Christine Young
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    It has so many mismatched patterns that work well together. Posted 2 years ago

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The Giant Red-winged Grasshopper

Tropidacris cristata is a large grasshopper in the Tropidacris genus that occurs in Central and South America.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 11, 2022. Captured Sep 14, 2022 08:18 in 9V28+89 Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/18.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.