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American Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca americana

Photo by JC_Forester
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

I was walking through a field when these started to fly. It almost seemed to large to be a grasshopper. After following the insect for a while I finally got a shot.

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Species Schistocerca americana - American Bird Grasshopper - BugGuide.Net

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