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Giant Grasshopper

Tropidacris collaris

About

A massive South American grasshopper with broad green forewings and orange-red hindwings. It is among the heaviest flying orthopterans in the Neotropics.

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Did You Know?

Despite its enormous size, it relies on camouflage among green foliage as its primary defense rather than flight.