
Huge orange grasshopper, Utria National Park
After a very wet 40 min boat fair from Bahia Solano's beach, we arrived in Utria National Park under constant heavy rain. This place is so incredibly moist that my lens kept fogging from the inside, frustrating me to no end. The rain is so heavy that its truly deafening, like somebody constantly drumming into your ears.
Anyway, first one in the set for this day is this giant orange grasshopper found at the roof of the restaurant inside the park. I estimate this one as well over 10cm. Identification is an educated guess. I found a few solid visual matches, the genus is known for its large size species, and the distribution matches.

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