This locust or grasshopper was pretty large. Large enough to make me stop the car and photograph it. Unfortunately, this is the only angle I photographed it from. The pic was taken in NW Missouri in October a few years ago.
Name: Johannian The Black Hills, SD (Zone 4b) 2Thes. 3:3
Oh, we have those nasty things around here. Call 'em locusts, grasshoppers, whatever you want; over here, we call 'em plant destroyers. If I remember properly, the official name is a Great Plains Grasshopper?
“Honorable is the one who prudently avoids danger (provided he does not compromise himself).” -Sir Thomas More
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Name: Sally central Maryland (Zone 7b) See you in the funny papers!
You can't go wrong labeling it a grasshopper. I wouldn't attach a species if you can't really tell. There are probably several possible. (if the number of snake species is any hint )
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