October 26, 2022

I am an Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

I can't fly and I don't hop too well either 

But I can damage crops

And secrete foul froth

I've never claimed to be a real people-pleaser.

Location: Orlando Wetlands Park, Christmas, FL

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/lubber.htm

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson