Giant Grasshopper (Tropidacris dux)
Pricing: Dead (spread, as pictured): $40-$50 (male):$60-$80 (female), depending on size.
Geographic Range: Northern South America
View: Top View Sex: Female
Size: Wingspan: 25cm
Availability Notes: Giant females (as pictured) are rare and cost more then the listed price.
Called in it's native domain the 'Giant Brown Cricket', Tropidacris dux is actually a grasshopper, just a truly gigantic grasshopper . T. dux is the largest of the Tropidacris genus. With it's huge wingspan, it is a wonder to behold in flight and has been felled with a shotgun by hunters who mistook them for birds. T. dux are listed as pests of banana, citrus and mango in many countries .