I've lived here in Arizona for 20 years and never came across a grasshopper like this. It flew in on crimson wings and landed on one of my Sanseviarias. Fortunately it hung out long enough for me to go in and get the camera. Probably about 2 and a half inches long.
Dave
It's a Horse Lubber grasshopper / Taeniopoda eques
Nice shot!
Here's a link to its Bugfiles page, no picture yet:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4915/
Holy cow Claypa! :-) that was fast, and you nailed it!
Native from Arizona through Texas. Strange I've never come across one before. No pics in Bug Files? Not for much longer. I caught it! This bug is mine! More pics to come.
Thanks,
Dave
Here he spun round and seemed to "face off' with me.
A face only a Mother could love.
Cool! In that last picture it almost looks like he's wearing boots!
There ares ome even more colorful ones hanging out at Desert Survivors!!
That's pretty neat franj ,
Yes Claypa IS faster than a speeding Bullet .
