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Grasshopper

Caeliferan

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Description:

Photo take deep in the jungle this family of black grasshoppers where all together in a common plant feeding from this leaf small about 1cm each red head and the rest all black.

Habitat:

About 2,400 valid Caeliferan genera and about 11,000 valid species described to date. Many undescribed species exist, especially in tropical wet forests. The Caelifera are predominantly tropical.
Wikipedia.

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Comments (8)

Great spot! I agree with Argy - very cool!
What cool looking little grasshoppers. Looks like they're feeding on some solanacea like wild tobacco plant?

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