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Europäische Wanderheuschrecke (Solitäre Sessile Grüne Sommermorphe) -European ...
Garrigue in the suburban forest of Thessaloniki (Greece).
Spikes on legs, slow flyer
When it flew away, it looked like it was injured. Seems to have lost a leg.
Mostly brownish, but head is yellow and has other stripes and spots of yellow.
Large and impressive grasshopper, flies well and at speed. Length up to 50mm.
It is a large-size grasshopper. But I do not know the specific name. It looks ...
Phymateus viridipes Stal, aka Green Milkweed
Species of the genus Phymateus are African
Pigmentation and size of the migratory ...
Predominantly brown with cream stripes and spots. It is quite large.
Green Milkweed Locust or African Bush ...
The overall color gradually changes from a pinkish-brown or reddish-brown to ...
about 70 millimetres (2.8 in) long at maturity and capable of long
Very similar to several other species, and females in particular can be very ...
Size: Wingspan 3.3-4 cm. Color *highly* variable. Wings heavily mottled or ...
, grasses, and plant stems. Occasionally, they will eat
It swims well, and in flight looks heavy, more like a goose than a duck, hence ...