Comments on: Grasshopper from Israel http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grasshopper from Israel | What's That Bug? http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-34315 Grasshopper from Israel | What's That Bug? Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:53:29 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=13812#comment-34315 [...] 12, 2010 Hi WTB, I sent you a set of brown Acrida bicolor a couple years ago and you posted them: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/ So here’s a green one to complete the series. Ben Eastern Samaria, Israel [...] [...] 12, 2010 Hi WTB, I sent you a set of brown Acrida bicolor a couple years ago and you posted them: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/ So here’s a green one to complete the series. Ben Eastern Samaria, Israel [...]

]]> By: Grasshopper from United Arab Emirates: Acrida bicolor | What's That Bug? http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-27044 Grasshopper from United Arab Emirates: Acrida bicolor | What's That Bug? Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:53:30 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=13812#comment-27044 [...] and we have not been successful in locating a common name.  We received some nice images of Acrida bicolor back in 2008 and we located an Israeli website with some nice photos of the [...] [...] and we have not been successful in locating a common name.  We received some nice images of Acrida bicolor back in 2008 and we located an Israeli website with some nice photos of the [...]

]]> By: insectour http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 insectour Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:23:27 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=13812#comment-3073 Hi This hopper is not Acrida bicolor. This specimen is a Truxalis sp (also Acridinae). The question is what Truxalis? The long antennae hint for Truxalis Longicornis but according the Fauna Palaestina / Acridoidea T. Longicornis known only from the central Negav. Still is not look like the other Truxalis I know and its similar to the T. Longicornis in the below link http://www.flickr.com/photos/naseer_ommer/359603734/ So if this is T. Longicornis this is very nice record for quite rare Acridinae photos of Truxalis spp and Acrida bicolor u can see in my album http://www.tapuz.co.il/Albums/publicAlbum.asp?a=647532&u=113868&pageNumber=1&o=4&ao=1 Tks Amir Israel http://insectour.blogspot.com/ Hi

This hopper is not Acrida bicolor.

This specimen is a Truxalis sp (also Acridinae).
The question is what Truxalis?

The long antennae hint for Truxalis Longicornis but according the Fauna Palaestina / Acridoidea T. Longicornis known only from the central Negav.
Still is not look like the other Truxalis I know and its similar to the T. Longicornis in the below link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/naseer_ommer/359603734/

So if this is T. Longicornis this is very nice record for quite rare Acridinae

photos of Truxalis spp and Acrida bicolor u can see in my album
http://www.tapuz.co.il/Albums/publicAlbum.asp?a=647532&u=113868&pageNumber=1&o=4&ao=1

Tks

Amir
Israel
http://insectour.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Dave http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Dave Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:30:04 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=13812#comment-189 Well, not IMMEDIATELY on contact; I didn't mean to imply that. But there are some cases of unfortunate humans who stepped on these caterpillars in the Amazon rainforest and eventually died as a result. Well, not IMMEDIATELY on contact; I didn’t mean to imply that. But there are some cases of unfortunate humans who stepped on these caterpillars in the Amazon rainforest and eventually died as a result.

]]> By: Dave http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/grasshopper-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Dave Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:23:47 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=13812#comment-188 It's edible. Though I don't know about the range of this particular species, I once got a small amount of grasshoppers from Nigeria, and mixed into the sample were some of these really alien-looking heads-on-periscopes pieces. I'm pretty sure that this is what they are. They're not the tastiest insects I've had, but they were very far from fresh and freshness seems to make a big difference when it comes to edible insects. In the bigger picture, insects that utilize camouflage are likelier to be edible than those sporting bright colors, but there are some notable exceptions, such as Lonomia, a genus of Saturnid. The caterpillars can kill people on contact. Best, Dave www.slshrimp.com It’s edible.
Though I don’t know about the range of this particular species, I once got a small amount of grasshoppers from Nigeria, and mixed into the sample were some of these really alien-looking heads-on-periscopes pieces. I’m pretty sure that this is what they are. They’re not the tastiest insects I’ve had, but they were very far from fresh and freshness seems to make a big difference when it comes to edible insects.
In the bigger picture, insects that utilize camouflage are likelier to be edible than those sporting bright colors, but there are some notable exceptions, such as Lonomia, a genus of Saturnid. The caterpillars can kill people on contact.

Best,

Dave
http://www.slshrimp.com

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