Location: Sebastian, Sebastian ScrubI am an Eastern Lubber grasshopper.
If you are tempted to pick me up, use self-control.
I excrete a toxic, foul smelling froth,
From my spiracle breathing hole.
Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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Showing posts with label Lubber Grasshopper. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
November 14, 2017
Location: Sebastian, Sebastian ScrubI am an Eastern Lubber grasshopper.
If you are tempted to pick me up, use self-control.
I excrete a toxic, foul smelling froth,
From my spiracle breathing hole.
Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Monday, July 10, 2017
July 10, 2017
Location: Location
I'm a Lubber Grasshopper,
I plunder gardens like Attila the Hun.
Loggerhead Shrikes are my only predator,
They impale me and leave me to bake in the sun.
(Leaving the Lubber to bake in the sun for a few days degrades the toxin to the point where the Lubber becomes edible to the Shrike.)
Sources: UF/IFAS Featured Creatures - Eastern Lubber GrasshopperI'm a Lubber Grasshopper,
I plunder gardens like Attila the Hun.
Loggerhead Shrikes are my only predator,
They impale me and leave me to bake in the sun.
(Leaving the Lubber to bake in the sun for a few days degrades the toxin to the point where the Lubber becomes edible to the Shrike.)
Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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