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Phymateus saxosus top view Check out the freaky red bumps on its shoulders and the blue-yellow checkered wing pattern. Madagascar,Phymateus saxosus,Pyreras Reserve,Rainbow Bush Locust Click/tap to enlarge

Phymateus saxosus top view

Check out the freaky red bumps on its shoulders and the blue-yellow checkered wing pattern.

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  1. View Scott Staley's profile
    Scott Staley
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    really cool looking bug Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Now that ids one insect I'd be afraid of as an insect. Any insect. Big locust too, by the description of it. Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I'm afraid of some insects as well but in this case my curiousity was stronger than my fear, plus they're harmless. This photo does not do justice to its beauty though. Posted 12 years ago

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The Rainbow Bush Locust

The Rainbow Bush Locust is a toxic species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae, known commonly as a Gaudy Grasshopper.

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

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Uploaded Nov 11, 2012. Captured Sep 2, 2012 12:11.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/11.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO320
  • 105mm