floridensis
beneath the spanish moss with janson jones
Schistocerca americana, 23 May 2014
Schistocerca americana, the American bird grasshopper;
Brevard county, Florida (23 May 2014).
An American classic, this is an American bird grasshopper, a relatively large (though still quite small) species largely distributed across most of the eastern United States. One of my favorite sounds in Florida is the quiet rattle of their wings flapping against one another when in flight. It reminds me of trekking about in the deep summer months of my youth.
floridensis 