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The Giant South American Grasshopper You don't expect grasshoppes to be as big as your hand but this one is. They show quite a bit of regional variation, this is the Yucatan version. I was rather surprised that this one wasn't in JD already, but am happy to have added it. Geotagged,Mexico,Summer,Tropidacris violaceus,Yucatan,giant south american grasshopper Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The Giant South American Grasshopper

You don't expect grasshoppes to be as big as your hand but this one is. They show quite a bit of regional variation, this is the Yucatan version. I was rather surprised that this one wasn't in JD already, but am happy to have added it.

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    WildFlower
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    I cannot tell the exact size because I didn't measure it but this Egyptian locust was quite big too.
    Egyptian locust It had climbed on our car. One of the hind legs was missing.<br /> Close-up<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43561/egyptian_locust.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43563/egyptian_locust.html Anacridium aegyptium,Egyptian Locust,Geotagged,Greece,Spring
     Posted 8 years ago
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      Barry
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      Yes, one can well imagine the terror that a whole host of these filling the skies would have induced in Biblical times! Posted 8 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice one!
    By the way, no need to be surprised about species intros. We have about 12,000 species described now. Of course some simple and common ones may be there, but the vast majority isn't :)     Posted 8 years ago

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The giant south american grasshopper

The giant South American grasshopper is a species of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. The giant South American grasshopper rose to fame when one was spotted landing on the arm of James Rodríguez, after he scored a goal during Colombia's 2–1 defeat to Brazil, at the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
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Uploaded May 15, 2017. Captured Jul 24, 2016 21:18 in Carr. Costera del Golfo 5009, Yucatán, Mexico.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/30s
  • ISO320
  • 125.505mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.