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Giant Red-winged grasshopper

Tropidacris cristata

Description:

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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Tropidacris cristata


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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

9 inches! Wow!

KatCuff
KatCuff 12 years ago

Wow! He's HUGE!

MatthewKritzer
MatthewKritzer 12 years ago

9 inch body length...red wings ...yes, Yasser...like a bird or bat...they fly in the open doors in the evening at certain times of the year...

Yasser
Yasser 12 years ago

That thing looks massive! Great close-up too. Any estimation on its size?

MatthewKritzer
Spotted by
MatthewKritzer

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 12, 2009
Submitted on Dec 14, 2011

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