SANParks.org Forums

FAQ

View unanswered posts | View active topics

Board index » Special Interests » Insects and other invertebrates

All times are UTC + 2 hours

Insect: Grasshoppers and locusts

Page 2 of 4

[ 50 posts ]

Go to page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4 Next

Print view

Previous topic | First unread post | Next topic

Author

Message

Rusty Justy

Post subject: Re: Insect ID needed

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:19 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:11 pm
Posts: 2960
Location: Sunninghill(JHB), Vaalwater & Beauty(Waterberg), Grahamstown(E.C)

No problem once again

I'm glad you think so :wink:

Hahaha, I've seen them make a few people run at above average speeds....But they pretty harmless, unless eaten I guess....As far as I know, they should start gaining in numbers, before migration...where too, I have no Idea, and before or after laying eggs, I also have no idea...Hopefully someone knows??!

They are very clumsy flyers, Due to size I guess, but are pretty good looking for a creature with 6 legs

Justin

_________________
:dance:

STIFFNECKS MEMBER :dance:

FGASA LEVEL 1

Top

DuQues

Post subject: Insect: Grass-mimicking Grasshopper (Canunula gracilis)

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:13 pm

Honorary Virtual Ranger

Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:42 pm
Posts: 18634
Location: Red sand, why do I keep thinking of red sand?

What is this little feller called? (If you can find it, that is. :wink:

)

Found quite a few of them at the Punda camping site.

_________________
Arriving currently: The photos from our trip! Overhere! :yaya:

Feel free to use any of these additional letters to correct the spelling of words found in the above post: a-e-t-n-d-i-o-s-m-l-u-y-h-c

Top

Bahamut

Post subject: Re: Insect ID needed

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:50 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:21 pm
Posts: 183
Location: South Africa

Grass-mimicking Grasshopper (Canunula gracilis) ?

Top

Rusty Justy

Post subject: Re: Insect ID needed

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:10 am

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:11 pm
Posts: 2960
Location: Sunninghill(JHB), Vaalwater & Beauty(Waterberg), Grahamstown(E.C)

That moth really is a good looking GOGGA!!!

_________________
:dance:

STIFFNECKS MEMBER :dance:

FGASA LEVEL 1

Top

alexandria

Post subject: Locust???

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:46 pm

Joined: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:56 am
Posts: 1

:Can anyone identify this locust? taken in Dube Game Lodge near Brits 6\5\09. It seems to be carrying something in its mouth.

Top

Imberbe

Post subject: Re: Locust???

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:14 pm

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:28 am
Posts: 14344
Location: Pretoria, RSA

It looks like the Green milkweed locust. Found mainly in grasslands but are known as a pest on citrus. It produces a toxic foam, and human fatalities after ingestion are known. It is known to form swarms and do migrate.

_________________
Imberbe = Combretum imberbe = Leadwood = Hardekool = The spirit of the Wildernis!

Want to know more about the SANParks Honorary Rangers? Visit www.sanparkshr.org

One positive deed is worth more than a thousand critical words.

Top

Rusty Justy

Post subject: Re: Locust???

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:49 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:11 pm
Posts: 2960
Location: Sunninghill(JHB), Vaalwater & Beauty(Waterberg), Grahamstown(E.C)

I agree with the id...........

alexandria wrote:

It seems to be carrying something in its mouth.

It seems to be missing a head! :lol:

_________________
:dance:

STIFFNECKS MEMBER :dance:

FGASA LEVEL 1

Top

arks

Post subject: Re: Insect ID needed

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:17 pm

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:53 pm
Posts: 3761
Location: Cambridge, MA (and home from home in Darling, WC)

Can anyone help with ID of this critter? Seen at Nieu Bethesda on 5 October 2009.

_________________
RSA 2013
16-20 April Cape Town
21 April - 5 May Darling
6-11 May Joburg

Top

Rusty Justy

Post subject: Re: Insect ID needed

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:27 am

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:11 pm
Posts: 2960
Location: Sunninghill(JHB), Vaalwater & Beauty(Waterberg), Grahamstown(E.C)

A locust nymph...Have no refrences but possibly a milweed locust?!

Green Milk weed locust variation?!

_________________
:dance:

STIFFNECKS MEMBER :dance:

FGASA LEVEL 1

Top

salamanda

Post subject: Re: Grasshoppers and locusts

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:51 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:43 pm
Posts: 2018
Location: KZN

Can anyone ID this grasshopper for me?

Top

flying cheetah

Post subject: Re: Grasshoppers and locusts

Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:00 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:49 pm
Posts: 3159
Location: Burghausen, Germany

Does anybody know the exact scientific name of this grasshopper? Saw this fellow in KwaZuluNatal.

_________________
Akukho nyon' endiz' ingahlali phansi. (Zulu)
There is not a bird that flies and never sits down.

Top

oddesy

Post subject: Re: Grasshoppers and locusts

Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:13 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:57 pm
Posts: 3426
Location: Randburg, SA

well from the features id say its definitely part of the Pyrgomorphidae family which is all the foam grasshoppers.

the closest species looks like it could be the common milkweed locust (Phymateus viridipes)

_________________
The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle

Top

flying cheetah

Post subject: Re: Grasshoppers and locusts

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:09 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:49 pm
Posts: 3159
Location: Burghausen, Germany

thank you very much oddesy :thumbs_up:

_________________
Akukho nyon' endiz' ingahlali phansi. (Zulu)
There is not a bird that flies and never sits down.

Top

flying cheetah

Post subject: Re: Grasshoppers and locusts

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:49 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:49 pm
Posts: 3159
Location: Burghausen, Germany

Here is another one, also seen in KwaZuluNatal. Any ideas :hmz:

_________________
Akukho nyon' endiz' ingahlali phansi. (Zulu)
There is not a bird that flies and never sits down.

Top

ndloti

Post subject: Re: Grasshoppers and locusts

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:30 pm

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:45 pm
Posts: 5607
Location: Thankfully not in a city

flying cheetah wrote:

Here is another one, also seen in KwaZuluNatal. Any ideas :hmz:

_________________
KNP is sacred. I am opposed to the modernisation of Kruger and from the depths of my soul long for the Kruger of yesteryear! 1000+km on foot in KNP incl 56 wild trails.200+ nights in the wildernessndloti-indigenous name for serval.

Top

Page 2 of 4

[ 50 posts ]

Go to page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4 Next

Board index » Special Interests » Insects and other invertebrates

All times are UTC + 2 hours

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:

Webcams Highlights

Addo	Nossob	Orpen	Satara

Submitted by Sukha at 10:18:40	Submitted by kyknetta at 08:35:11	Submitted by Shiba at 01:25:15	Submitted by Sukha at 10:17:49

SANParks - Africa's Premier Wildlife Tourism Destinations

SANParks.org Forums

Insect: Grasshoppers and locusts

Who is online

Webcams Highlights