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Grasshopper plague in the Amazon I was walking right pass this plant at the lodge area where we stayed in the Amazon, and somebody had to point me to the backside of it before I even noticed the swarm of grasshoppers rapidly pulverizing it. Amazon,Blue-winged grasshopper,Brazil,Geotagged,Grasshopper,Insects,Tropidacris Collaris,Tropidacris collaris Click/tap to enlarge

Grasshopper plague in the Amazon

I was walking right pass this plant at the lodge area where we stayed in the Amazon, and somebody had to point me to the backside of it before I even noticed the swarm of grasshoppers rapidly pulverizing it.

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The Blue-winged grasshopper

Tropidacris collaris is a large South American species of grasshopper described by Stoll, 1813.

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

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2012. Captured Sep 8, 2011 15:28 in R. Um, 71 - Puraquequara, Manaus - Amazonas, Brazil.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/14.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO1600
  • 50mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.