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Schistocerca americana
Schistocerca, commonly called bird grasshoppers, is a genus of grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the Desert Locust (S. gregaria). There are around 50 other species.
Wildlife habitat garden with many native plants and grasses.
There are many of these big grasshoppers in the garden and in the wildlife corridor that it abuts.
Spotted on Jun 30, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012
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There are several guesses about the name, but none that I have found authentic.