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The Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera) is a large insect native to the southeastern United States, ranging from North Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. Adults measure 5-7 centimeters in length and display distinctive black, yellow, and red coloration that serves as a warning to pre...
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Highly iconic coloration, enormous size, chemical defenses, and widespread public recognition make it a best-known American grasshopper.
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The Plains lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna) is a large, flightless insect native to the western regions of the United States and parts of northern Mexico. It is characterized by its heavy, robust body and prominent wings that are too small to allow for flight. The species primarily feeds on gr...
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Large, flightless, visually distinctive prairie species with strong regional recognition; less celebrated than the eastern lubber.
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Diatryma gigantea is an obsolete name historically applied to the giant flightless bird now generally called Gastornis gigantea. It lived in North America during the early Eocene and had a massive skull, deep beak, powerful legs, and a height approaching two meters. Once commonly reconstructed as a...
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Famous giant flightless bird, but predator reputation revised; solid public recognition.
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Xestotrachelus robustus is a robust grasshopper species native to South America, distinguished by its heavy build and remarkably strong jumping ability.
Stiphra robusta is a grasshopper species in the family Proscopiidae, a group of South American orthopterans. Mello-Leitão described it in 1939, with the holotype recorded from Paraíba, Brazil; specimen records also include Piauí. The species is associated with northeastern Brazil and has been studie...
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