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The biggest grasshopper on earth! (52)
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Yesterday I presented you the largest rodent on earth... Today I show you the largest grasshopper on earth: The Violet-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris)!!! Both coming from the wonderful country Venezuela!
This grasshopper (whose one leg is missing) was near 5 inches long!!! It shares the record with another tropical grasshopper called Tropidacris cristata... Imagine it flying: It is incredible seing such an insect larger than a little bird!!!
The colorful violet underwing is used to distract predator while he's flying...
I don't find a lot of info about this acrididae on Internet... If you find something interesting, please let me know :-)
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Bye,
Michel |
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