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01-07-2011, 03:22 PM
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01-07-2011, 03:42 PM
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Some type of grasshopper? 3 inches seems huge!! An expert will be along soon. |
01-07-2011, 03:43 PM
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Egyptian Grasshopper? |
01-07-2011, 03:48 PM
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An escapee perhaps? Not a native for sure.
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01-07-2011, 03:49 PM
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I googled 'grasshopper on pine tree' and came up with Valley Grasshopper - not a native!! |
01-07-2011, 03:56 PM
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Afternoon all,
Probably a non-British posting. Nice GH, but can't help with ID. Welcome to WAB, Alpine!
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01-07-2011, 03:56 PM
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Egyptian Grasshopper - has vertically striped eyes.
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01-07-2011, 05:50 PM
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Looks like an Egyptian Grasshopper to me too. From your name here- alpine- I'm guessing you're not based in the UK. Welcome to WAB- just to say it's always helpful posting a general location of where a photo was taken.  |
02-07-2011, 02:11 PM
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Hi many thanks for the post so far. Yes it does have vertically striped eyes. its been in my garden for the last five days now, it hides the the pine bush but comes out when the sun is out, BTW the location of the bug is in Ormskirk, Lancashire. If it is an Egyptian Grasshopper he/she has hopped a bloody long way lol |
02-07-2011, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by alpine  Hi many thanks for the post so far. Yes it does have vertically striped eyes. its been in my garden for the last five days now, it hides the the pine bush but comes out when the sun is out, BTW the location of the bug is in Ormskirk, Lancashire. If it is an Egyptian Grasshopper he/she has hopped a bloody long way lol | Wow that is amazing what a find especially in Ormskirk - used to live near there.  | | | |
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