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Anabrus simplex
The Mormon Cricket is huge. It is is actually a shieldbacked katydid, not a cricket.
North America in rangeland dominated by sagebrush and other native plants. Their habitat begins in southern Canada and ranges south to northern New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California.
We were on a guided hike in Yellowstone during a class about Yellowstone Wolves, when we happened upon a group of these. They are huge!
Spotted on Sep 19, 2011
Submitted on Mar 31, 2013
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