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Toothpick grasshopper

Achurum carinatum

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

approx. 2 inches; very thin body with elongated head; appears to be a walking stick, but it jumps like a grasshopper

Habitat:

spotted on the dry slope of a low pond

Notes:

by far the best camoflauge I've senn in quite a while

Species ID Suggestions

Long-headed toothpick grasshopper

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PublishedApril 10, 2011

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