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Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca sp.

Description:

Brown, long-bodied with spiked hind limbs. 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.

Habitat:

In the bush

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dotun55
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dotun55

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Spotted on Mar 8, 2014
Submitted on Mar 10, 2014

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