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jpro Fairmont, WV Nov 01, 2008

i've never seen a grasshopper that looks like this in my location ( west virginia) looks like a miniture dinasour.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Nov 02, 2008

jpro, this is not the place to ask for identifications. We have an Insect and Spider Identification forum here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/bugid/all/
where you stand a good chance of getting insects identified.

Having said that, I can identify your little creature. Despite appearances it is not a grasshopper. It is an Assassin Bug, known as the Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus), the wheel being the semicircular crest behind its head: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/3230/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/560/

Kennedy

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