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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea guttata

Description:

The insect emits a foul-smelling and foul-tasting foamy secretion from the thorax when it is disturbed. The secretion is dark colored and opaque. It also lets off a loud hissing sound that can scare animals.

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3 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wonderful colors!

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Nice one !!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

great capture, awesome details !!!

Chantell
Spotted by
Chantell

Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012

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