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Grasshopper

Tropidacris cristata

Photo by Daniel-CR
Published on Project Noah
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inmature @Corcovado, 4% of worldwide biodiversity in only 450 km2:
"the most biologically intense place on the planet" , as cited by NatGeo

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Comments (3)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Gorgeous!! Great spotting, Daniel-CR. Your map shows your spotting in Osa Peninsula which is Puntarenas but it says Cartago, Costa Rica??!! Where did you actually found your spotting?
dotun55
Stunning grasshopper! Looks very acrobatic. Colors like Cyrax, the cyborg in Mortal Kombat : )

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PublishedMay 24, 2014

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