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Art Canvas This is by far the prettiest bug I have ever seen. The Large Painted Locust resides in the Galapagos and is easy to spot when it hops as you see a flash of green, orange, and maybe a bit of blue. Lovely insect. At Least seven more species intros to come! Ecuador,Geotagged,Large Painted Locust,Schistocerca melanocera,animal,bug,color,colorful,insect,macro,nature,wild,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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This is by far the prettiest bug I have ever seen. The Large Painted Locust resides in the Galapagos and is easy to spot when it hops as you see a flash of green, orange, and maybe a bit of blue. Lovely insect. At Least seven more species intros to come!

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    Wendy
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    Wow, what an amazing colors.
    Wonderful species!     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Incredible, what a beauty. Posted 11 years ago

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The Large Painted Locust

The Large Painted Locust is endemic to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, except Española Island. The locusts form a large part of the diet of the Galápagos hawk and lava lizards. Can be up to 8 cm long.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by TristanV
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By TristanV

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2014. Captured Mar 31, 2012 08:09 in Galapagos, Ecuador.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 126mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.