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πŸ¦— Grasshoppers & Crickets

Stone Grasshopper

Pamphagus marmoratus

About

A large stout grasshopper that perfectly resembles a piece of stone or bark. It is wingless with a heavily textured exoskeleton. When motionless, it is virtually undetectable.

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Did You Know?

Its body texture and coloring mimic lichen-covered rock so perfectly that even experienced entomologists can overlook them.