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Gray Bird Grasshopper on our terrace This is a huge grayish-white grasshopper which makes for a rather ghostly presence, especially perched on a pole right outside your room like this fellow. Anza-borrego SP,California,Geotagged,Gray bird grasshopper,San Diego County,Schistocerca nitens,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Gray Bird Grasshopper on our terrace

This is a huge grayish-white grasshopper which makes for a rather ghostly presence, especially perched on a pole right outside your room like this fellow.

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The Gray Bird Grasshopper

"Schistocerca nitens" is a species of grasshopper known by several names, including vagrant grasshopper and gray bird grasshopper. It is a close relative of the desert locust, which is in the same genus. This grasshopper is native to southern North America including Mexico and the south-western United States from California to Texas.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
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Uploaded Jul 22, 2019. Captured Jun 30, 2019 04:17 in 405 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs, CA 92004, USA.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/4.5
  • 1/20s
  • ISO320
  • 24.613mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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