Giant Painted Locust / Grasshopper (Phymateus saxosus ssp. madagascariensis )

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Rainbow Milkweed Locust it's brightly coloured paterning is a warning about its toxicity that arises from it's foodplant - milkweed. In Malagasy this locust is referred to as tumateus.

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Size: 2400px × 3600px
Location: Anja Community Reserve, Ambalavao, Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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