malformalady: Giant Grasshopper(Tropidacris cristata). This is a giant 4.5 inch long grasshopper wit
malformalady: Giant Grasshopper(Tropidacris cristata). This is a giant 4.5 inch long grasshopper with impressive strength. Any attempt to pick it up with one’s fingers prompts a quick reprisal, a lightening-fast maneuver of its’ hind legs whereby the spiny portion is drawn across one’s unsuspecting fingers -- source link