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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Grasshopper on a flower pot.

The Eastern Lubber Grasshopper is hard to miss. Its bright colors are a warning to predators that it contains toxins that will make it sick. They eat broadleaf plants and are found primarily in the southeastern United States.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 07.2017
Photo Location: Freeport, Florida, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D3300
Copyright: © Jessica Aubrey