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Fourwings Commander of the Wild Empire Registered: September 2005 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 4,438	Britains largest native Grasshopper. A very scarce red data book species confined to the New Forest & Dorset heathlands. Taken at Crockford Bridge, New Forest. A first for the gallery.
	· Date: Sun August 26, 2007 · Views: 657 · Filesize: 110.4kb, 110.4kb · Dimensions: 1100 x 732 ·
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GuyF

Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: September 2006
Posts: 2,461

Sun August 26, 2007 6:19am

Nice one Steve, I saw my first one of these a couple of few days ago, they really are amazing insects!

Guy

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Fourwings

Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: September 2005
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 4,438

Sun August 26, 2007 7:30am

Thanks Guy, this was my first encounter with one, I couldn't get over just how large they are.

This one is actually perched on the top of a friends Bigma!!

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Ollie

Knight Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: February 2006
Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
Posts: 9,667

Sun August 26, 2007 3:06pm

A great image Steve

Roger

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