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Patanga sp.
Large grasshopper sitting patiently. Solitary.
Weedy vegetation by the verge, we had stopped hoping to spot some birds when this one was spotted instead. Rajarhaat area is being developed swiftly. Soon grass, reed, water-bodies, weeds will all disppear. Biodiversity too.
Looks a lot like the bird-grasshoppers posted recently on PN.
Its a beauty Sukanya! I found this PDF check list of Acridoidea in West Bengal: https://www.academia.edu/35415756/A_chec...