Monday, July 11, 2016

Adult Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera (Beauvois))

The Adult Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera (Beauvois)) is an extremely large grasshopper found in the south.  It is called a lubber (as in land lubber) because it cannot fly and is extremely clumsy, climbing over obstacles with great difficulty.  Still, it can do a lot of damage to Florida's citrus crops.



It may be clumsy and awkward, and it may do damage to crops, but it is beautiful.

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