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Koppie foam grasshopper

Dictyophorus spumans

Photo by sagetab
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Field Notes

Description:

A LARGE black locust with red markings.

Habitat:

Bush

Notes:

All the research I have done points to this being a Dictyophorus spumans, / Koppie foam grasshopper /milkweed locust, but I am not sure.
If so, is it poisonous to humans? I read that this is the Nymph stage??? It was very large for a nymph!!!
It was an amazing find, such a beautiful creature!!!

Reference Links:

Dictyophorus spumans

Species ID Suggestions

Koppie foam grasshopper

Dictyophorus spumans

Reference Link
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Comments (1)
AfriBats
Excellent blog post on these by Piotr Naskrecki: http://thesmallermajority.com/2012/09/18/dangerous-candy
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PublishedMarch 20, 2014

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