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tropidacris cristata dux
Beautifully colored, yellow and brown striped grasshopper.
I found this specimen while hiking through the Manuel Antonio national park.
Thanks for all the help. This has been identified as a nymph of Tropidacris cristata, the largest grasshopper in Central America!!! Adults lose this pattern but gain enormous red wings.
Beautiful spotting Yasser. Proud to be a part of the growing community. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for all the wonderful comments and for all the support. This community is amazing and I've learned so much through it. This grasshopper is a perfect example. I can't wait to see what our community accomplishes next. Onward to 1 million spottings! (by the way, we already have more than 500,000 photos!) :)
Congrats to everyone who contributed to setup and architect this website like Online Life Encyclopedia....!!
very nice ! and yes, congratulations to all who are part of PN and thanks to Yasser and the team !!
"We built Project Noah to help people reconnect with nature." - Yasser
We have reached ONE QUARTER of a MILLION spottings!
THREE CHEERS for all field naturalists who are part of the PROJECT NOAH community and reconnected with nature.
THANK YOU, thank you, thank you to Yasser and the PN team.
CONGRATULATIONS on reaching this remarkable milestone.
Thanks Jack! I also updated my brown marmorated stink bug spotting with your reference link.
You believe right! And there are even bigger ones: South America the bro Tropidacris collaris:
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common...
And some real big one from Australia which is told to be the real biggest one living...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
It looks like this is the nymph of the largest grasshopper in Central America! I believe this is the adult here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/805...
Thanks Bayucca... for your comment...are you agree as it is nymph of it..?
It is actually the nymph of Tropidacris cristata! Zebratula is an Australian grasshopper and not found in Costa Rica.
You might want to check out this page Yasser, they look similar: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/29/u...
Yes... I really amazed with great colours in Central American Flora and Fauna...Truly amazing...!!
Spotted on Jun 6, 2011
Submitted on Jun 30, 2011
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