A bright and huge grasshopper

Florida lubber grasshopper (R. microptera ) grows through several stages, like all insects. The adult stage is the largest grasshoppers in the United States. Adult males of R. microptera typically are 4.3–5.5 cm (1.7–2.2 in) long and adult females 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) long, but can exceptionally reach 9 cm (3.5 in).

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Sugar Mill Gardens, Port Orange, Florida

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