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Armored Ground Cricket Sp.

Acanthoplus sp.

Photo by MaryThompson
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Field Notes

Description:

Some type similar to the armored ground crickets known to be native in S. Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.

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Comments (7)
MaryThompson
I think it is some sort of armoured ground cricket similar to this one. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8172000/8172168.stm Read about their defense mechanisms, glad I didn't try to pick it up.
KarenL
Wow! It looks like something out of the 'Ice Age' cartoons!
MaryThompson
These are pretty big too. At least 3 or 4 inches long.
BrandonBlount
this is a really cool spotting!!! Looks like something related to grasshoppers or locust. However I am unable to find anything close.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2011

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