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Koppie Foam Grasshopper

Dictyophorus spumans

Photo by Smith Zoo
Published on Project Noah
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-34.1309, 18.4036

Field Notes

Description:

± 8 cm - Bright red with black bands.

Habitat:

Found on ground cover in a semi forest area. Indigenous to South Africa. It grows up to a length of 80 millimetres (3.1 in), and is toxic due to its diet of milkweed.

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I never saw in this color.

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