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Plains Lubber Grasshopper

Brachystola magna

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Big grasshopper, about 5 cm long (two inches)

Habitat:

Grassland.

Reference Links:

Species Brachystola magna - Plains Lubber Grasshopper - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Plains lubber grasshopper

Brachystola magna

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Aaron_G
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Comments (5)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Nice spotting Luis ,cool guy,looks like a warrior very well armed,congrats and thanks for sharing
LuisStevens
Thank you Aaron for the ID and the link. I think your ID is correct.
Aaron_G
I'm not 100% on this one, but I feel like the genus is certainly correct. Also, yours might be an adult, as they are flightless.

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PublishedApril 4, 2013

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