Horse Lubber

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Lubber Grasshoppers (Family Romaleidae) rank among the largest grasshoppers in the United States.

Some species, such as the Horse Lubber (Taeniopoda eques) can also be quite colorful.

Horse Lubbers are a Southwest species that sometimes move in large numbers looking for desert grasslands to feed upon.

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