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Gray Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca nitens

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Garden

Notes:

This is a very large grasshopper common to my area. The wings are light green when outstretched. Defensive measures including kicking with sharp spines on the their legs and spitting an acidic substance. They can cause considerable damage to gardens and, I assume, crops.

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PublishedOctober 4, 2014

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