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Family ACRIDIDAE
- Grasshoppers in this group are large to very large in size, included the
largest grasshopper in Australia.
- Spur-throated Locust
  - Photo: Keith Power, Toowoomba
- Austracris proxima, tribe Cyrtacanthacridini,
- This is one of the pest locust, forms swarms and can
reach plague status in Australia. They attack various crops like sorghum,
sunflower or soybean. More information please click on here.
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- Giant Grasshopper, Giant
Valanga
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- Valanga irregularis, tribe Cyrtacanthacridini, nymph length 50mm, female
length 90mm
- They also commonly known as Hedge Grasshopper. They have large compound eyes,
can see meters away. If you
approach near to them, they try to hide behind the leaf or branches,
will still peep at you by either one of their large eyes. We easily
found these grasshoppers on different plants in our back yard. They eat
almost all kinds of leaves. In the morning, they were found sun-bathing on
the trees. At that time they are easy to catch. After they have been warmed
up, they jump very high and fly away quickly. Notice the spines on its
hind legs, if they are caught by birds or by spider web, they will attack
their predators by their hind legs. We have more information on this
grasshopper, please click here.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p391.
- 2. Grasshopper
Country - the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia, D Rentz,
UNSW Press, 1996, p192.
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