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Giant Grasshopper (hiding from the hunter)
Valanga irregularis
-27.5084, 153.018
Field Notes
Description:
The Giant Grasshoppers are the largest grasshoppers in Australia. They also commonly known as Giant Valanga and Hedge Grasshoppers, and are native to Australia. The adult size varies from 60-90mm. Colours can vary. I would say this grasshopper is a juvenile as it's quite small.
Habitat:
They thrive in my garden which is green and lush, usually feeding on the ponytail palms, happy plants and hibiscus. They'll have a go at most broadleaf plants.
Notes:
Brought into the house as a 'play thing' by my cat Lillie, this grasshopper managed to escape and showed great ingenuity by hiding in the one place that she probably wouldn't consider looking. Searching high-and-low, she finally realised it had attached itself to her fur... on her back... and then turned herself inside-out trying to reach it. Almost as funny as the time when a Christmas Beetle latched onto her whiskers. Do you think she could find it?
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