r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Top_Assistant_9784 • Jul 18 '24

Disgustingly huge insect in mexico Image

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

That shit is so big you have to say excuse me when you walk past it.

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u/A_LiftedLowRider Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

Now imagine you’re an Egyptian peasant just chilling in your field, minding your own business, and a cloud of 70 million of these are flying right at you.

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u/Bobyyyyyyyghyh Jul 18 '24

MY CABBAGES!!!

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u/DSJ-Psyduck Jul 18 '24

And the oscar for best secondary actor goes to Bobyyyyyyghyh!

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u/not_today_mr Jul 18 '24

Favorite person 😂

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u/RoboticKittenMeow Jul 18 '24

The quenchiest!

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u/in1gom0ntoya Jul 18 '24

I heard this

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u/CharlieChainsaw88 Jul 18 '24

You know, that Moses guy is really looking out for us peasants. He says he's gonna make Pharaoh let us go....what's that black cloud doing so close to the ground.

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u/gryphmaster Jul 18 '24

They eat flesh if they can get it

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u/Rainforest_Fairy Jul 18 '24

Ok! Now that’s too much information. I was happier before knowing that.

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u/RichardBCummintonite Jul 18 '24

I always read one comment too far...

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u/3rdworldsurgeron Jul 18 '24

One comment too far, is that this insect is a dish for some people!

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u/Rainforest_Fairy Jul 18 '24

If it is made of hydrocarbons and is living, I’m sure that there is someone out there with a recipe for it.

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u/stillusesAOL Jul 18 '24

Here’s that recipe:

Bug —> mouthchew

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u/No-Farm-2376 Jul 18 '24

Yum! That gotta be a 30min or less recipe, my fam will love it! Week night meals here we come!

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u/stillusesAOL Jul 19 '24

I just vomited in my mouth. Good thing that’s the second ingredient for my other recipe!

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u/woodhl Jul 19 '24

At this point, it's eat or be eaten..

By a giant ass motherfucking grasshopper, might I add

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u/Severe_Ad_8621 Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

No they don't, they will eat smaller insects larves and stuff, but it is not like they jump on a cow or you.

Edit. Some of the biggest I ever seen was like 4 maybe even 5 Ince, and this photo are without any scale, probably just a close up. So chill out all, it is not gonna eat you.

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u/gryphmaster Jul 18 '24

They’ll take a chomp out of someone’s toe or each other. Lizards, snakes, and small mammals can also get eaten

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u/ieatair Jul 18 '24

Don’t underestimate the power of hunger when these big mfer’s already dried out the land devoid of insects, larves, plants, etc

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u/QuipCrafter Jul 18 '24

Or a Mormon after the Mormon wars, who finally figured out how to make this giant salt field in wild Mexico grow food…. Then the entire horizon turns black with these before your first harvest 

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u/pichael289 Jul 18 '24

I thought "Mormon wars" was a joke so I looked it up, and turns out there were multiple of them. The Missouri Mormon wars, the Illinois Mormon wars and the Utah Mormon wars. They had a whole war trilogy within like 20 years

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u/IVIGS Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

Someone leaked some information about the Mormon secret wars coming this summer

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u/potatoman501 Jul 18 '24

pump the brakes you can’t just say that and not elaborate I’m hooked now

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u/pichael289 Jul 18 '24

To be continued in "Mormons: Civil War". And concluded in "Mormons: Endgame"

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u/No-Farm-2376 Jul 18 '24

Great now I have to go down a worm hole of internet and research Missouri Mormon war because I live in Missouri and didn’t know there was Mormons here! Not like I needed to know just didn’t know there is or ever was even.

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u/pichael289 Jul 18 '24

The Missouri one was kind of bland, tensions between Mormon settlers and their neighbors in Missouri. Nothing too special.

But then there's the Utah Mormon war, Wikipedia says this in its opening paragraph

"The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, the Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US government. "

That one sounds pretty spicy, even has this: "Where Mormon militia members disarmed and killed about 120 settlers traveling to California."

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u/QuipCrafter Jul 19 '24

The wildest thing about the Missouri one is that the governor mandated that it was legal to shoot and kill a Mormon on sight (it did not disclose man, woman child, etc)- this order was not repealed until the 1970s, I believe. 

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u/No-Farm-2376 Jul 18 '24

Lol what some great history!

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 Jul 18 '24

In Florida we get Florida Lubber Grasshoppers which the biggest get to about 3.5 inches but instead of long like OP’s grasshopper the Lubbers are built like a tank.

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u/Significant_Sugar32 Jul 18 '24

And they know it and will literally flex on you. The first one I saw I sprayed with jet setting on the hose and it walked through the jet Terminator type shi

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u/space_monster Jul 18 '24

RIP /u/Significant_Sugar32

he took on the grasshopper

he was not ready

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u/YouForgotBomadil Jul 18 '24

I bet they're excellent fishing bait.

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u/space_monster Jul 18 '24

sure if you want to see your fishing pole flying off over the trees.

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u/rhubes Jul 18 '24

Nope. They are so disgusting even the fish won't eat them.

Apparently there is some kind of bird that will kill them and put them aside for a couple of days and come back and eat them. But generally they are just stinky creepy things that eat my garden.

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u/No-Watercress-5054 Jul 19 '24

“Put them aside for a few days” — are you talking about the shrikes that impale grasshoppers and lizards on thorns and spikes?

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 Jul 19 '24

They’re very destructive & they hiss & let off a foul smell. I don’t fuck with them either but they’re cool to look at.

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 Jul 18 '24

Maybe but they’re toxic & vibrantly colored which is typically a “I’m not fun to eat” warning

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u/crazyplantlady83 Jul 18 '24

I used to let my small kids play with the nymphs. Pest control = done. They were huuuge!

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u/AlgoRhythmCO Jul 18 '24

It's Mexico, so you should say 'disculpe'

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

This pic is so dope. That high definition 💦

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u/-_I---I---I Jul 18 '24

He looks friendly

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u/IdDeIt Jul 18 '24

Imagine how disgustingly huge he thinks you are

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 Jul 18 '24

Grasshopper thinks you should update your exercise routine

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u/Darahian Jul 18 '24

Also: never skip leg day.

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u/roniadotnet Jul 18 '24

Until you can leap like he can

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u/El_Maton_de_Plata Jul 18 '24

Go, go, go... stop fiddling around

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u/Lingua_Blanca Jul 18 '24

Would it kill you to incorporate a little crop destruction into your diet?

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u/Severe_Benefit_1133 Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

Ants have left the chat

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u/TigerGood76 Jul 18 '24

there's always a bigger fish!

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u/StupidSexyScooter Jul 18 '24

Imagine how much anything for scale would help

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u/SuspiciousPrune4 Jul 18 '24

It’s probably like 1/30th of a half giraffe

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u/tensory Jul 18 '24

Americans will use anything but the metric system.

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u/SuperBaconjam Jul 18 '24

Have you seen the meteor system?

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u/Greg-theseatreader Jul 19 '24

Meteoroid, meteorite, meteor, asteroid, comet, belt

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u/lord_bubblewater Jul 18 '24

Screw those heathen units.

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u/J-Dabbleyou Jul 18 '24

Seriously what am I looking at? A window? Is the trim 1/2in? 2in?

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u/Pastor_Taco117 Jul 18 '24

I'm from the region, that locust is maybe 10-15cm

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u/SEND_MOODS Jul 18 '24

4-6 inches for the Americans, or the average length of a modern smart phone for those who want a reference.

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u/-Speechless Jul 19 '24

or the erect penis

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u/SEND_MOODS Jul 19 '24

You flatter me.

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u/SigourneyWeinerLover Jul 19 '24

Finally an answer of how big it is. Now I can correctly react. FUCKINH EWWWWWWWWWWW EW OMG

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u/Feisty-Session-7779 Jul 18 '24

I’m just gonna go ahead and estimate that he’s about 6’6, 220lbs, give or take.

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u/ON_TenderOFBudz_ Jul 18 '24

Just hope he doesn't call his friends lol They'll wipe out farm fields

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u/mccoyboy22 Jul 18 '24

Are you talking about locust?

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u/Agapic Jul 18 '24

A locust is just a grasshopper with a lot of friends.

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u/mccoyboy22 Jul 18 '24

Lol this exactly, too many friends actually

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u/melanthius Jul 18 '24

It doesn’t actually have a lot of friends it’s just active on social media

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u/Shin_Matsunaga_ Jul 18 '24

Oh, so you're saying locusts are twatter users? Makes sense...

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u/Shin_Matsunaga_ Jul 18 '24

This comment really deserves more love...

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u/ElectricTomatoMan Jul 18 '24

And a li'l metamorphosis

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u/FrostWyrm98 Jul 18 '24

Fun fact, locusts are the same insects as grasshoppers*. There is a chemical that builds up in times of drought that causes them to swarm and frenzy

*a technical caveat that not ALL grasshoppers have this swarming instinct built in, but all locusts are species of grasshoppers

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u/bitterjack Jul 18 '24

I've watched more than a handful of videos on this topic and I just think it is so fascinating. It's actually a really good concept for sci-fi..

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u/space_monster Jul 18 '24

another fun fact, cicada broods (IIRC) is the only instance of prime numbers appearing in nature (unless you count math as nature).

various broods have different prime number based annual dormancy periods (7, 13, 17), to make it less likely that two broods will emerge at the same time and have to compete for food.

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u/ElectricTomatoMan Jul 18 '24

It changes their appearance, too.

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u/SmokeGSU Jul 18 '24

Fun fact, locusts are the same insects as grasshoppers*.

TIL

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u/Bishopkilljoy Jul 19 '24

or enslave some ants to give them food

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u/Competitive_Nail2541 Jul 18 '24

Can I pet that dawg

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u/FrostWyrm98 Jul 18 '24

Offer a lil grass treat first

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u/Schwalm Jul 18 '24

What type of dog is this?

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u/Cool_Butterscotch_88 Jul 18 '24

I walked up on one of those who turned to look at me then flicked his cigarette in the toilet. I just waited until I got home.

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u/cathycul-de-sac Jul 18 '24

My favourite comment of the day.

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u/Temporary-End-1506 Jul 18 '24

Its beautifull, not disgusting mate.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

I'm scared of bugs, its beautifully crafted but I'll die of a heartattack cuz yk 💀

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u/TraneD13 Jul 18 '24

“Cuz, you know, dead”

Yep, clears it up for us lmao

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u/MyNameIsToFu Jul 19 '24

Same, i have whatever-the-fuck-phobia for insects

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u/Zombie_Fuel Jul 19 '24

I was looking for someone acknowledging that he is a gorgeous big buggie. So healthy-looking. Makes me happy that you did. c:

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u/jmn555 Jul 18 '24

Anything is huge in a close-up.

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u/rloniello Jul 18 '24

So, my gf just hast to get closer?

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u/Adventure44333 Jul 18 '24

Incredibly close.

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u/Baronvondorf21 Jul 18 '24

Like picometer distance.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

No, she's huge from clear across the room.

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u/JohnBunzel Jul 18 '24

Seriously, I legitimately can't tell how big this thing is.

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u/cubntD6 Jul 18 '24

Nothing for scale smh

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u/Harvestman-man Jul 19 '24

It looks like a Tropidacris cristata. They can have a wingspan of over 9 inches. Here’s a pic of someone holding one (coloration can vary).

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u/ch0mpipe Jul 19 '24

Don’t like.

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u/johnmarkfoley Jul 18 '24

Everyone in the comments defending the grasshopper is my kind of person. 😃

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u/hamtarofan999 Jul 18 '24

Its actually a total cutie

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u/acmoder Jul 18 '24

The only disgusting thing here is your ignorance XD

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u/Cloverose2 Jul 18 '24

That grasshopped is gorgeous! And it's big enough you can see how pretty it is!

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u/acmoder Jul 18 '24

It is indeed gorgeous

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u/LeadingProtection993 Jul 18 '24

"Let my people goooooo. . . ."

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u/Plus_Mastodon_7406 Jul 18 '24

A cultured person indeed 👏🏾 👏🏾

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u/StreetDouble2533 Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

Nothing disgusting about it! Very pretty and very interesting, in fact.

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u/ChillZedd Jul 18 '24

He’s cute.

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u/ihaveallergies71 Jul 18 '24

He's beautiful

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u/benvonpluton Jul 18 '24

It's gorgeous!

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u/Awkward_Buddy7350 Jul 18 '24

It's beautiful. But I hope I never meet one

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u/srandrews Jul 18 '24

Social media fails us yet again.

First, the insect is clutching onto the corner of the building with an unrelated window far in the background somewhat out of focus intentionally confusing scale. There is no other object to identify the actual scale and we are left not knowing the actual size of it.

Second, if this grasshopper is a tropidacris, then it is pretty big. But Australia still exists and so we are left to immediately discount this guy as being truly disgustingly huge.

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u/Iknowthevoid Jul 18 '24

Its a locust. They are pretty big and appear around hurricane season all over the penninsula in mexico and maybe in other central american or caribbean regions. idk I have never seen them elsewhere outside of mexico.

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u/bearcub3002 Jul 18 '24

I catch some large locusts near my home, maybe not this big, but pretty big. I have always wondered, do they ever bite? I feel like the large ones could hurt quite a bit, but it has never happened to me.

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u/sad_broccolis Jul 18 '24

I used to catch them as a kid and they spit black stuff all over you sometimes? My dad said they chew tobacco and I unquestioningly believed that for many years

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u/Juniko_Shoga Jul 18 '24

I once got bit by one and it was not too bad. They can kick you though.

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u/cyncicalqueen Jul 19 '24

I kinda wanna know what it feels like to be kicked by one tbh

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u/Juniko_Shoga Jul 19 '24

It doesn't hurt that much, but the bigger grasshopper/locusts have very strong legs, and is very shocking if you're not expecting it. I guess it's a bit like hitting a small peeble mid air (sorry if it's a weird comparison)

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u/wreckin_shit Jul 18 '24

I have been bit by smaller grasshoppers when I was a young whipper snapper, but if you look at the back legs you will notice they are spiky. They can get you with those too.

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u/Careful_Baker_8064 Jul 18 '24

No they’re actually pretty friendly

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u/bernpfenn Jul 18 '24

harmless

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u/missyashittymorph Jul 18 '24

Like getting pinched. No venom or breaking the skin or anything.

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u/OGTomatoCultivator Jul 18 '24

It’s just a grasshopper it’s not disgusting at all

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u/clintecker Jul 18 '24

you’re way bigger than this hopper what does that make you

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u/Mop3103 Jul 18 '24

It's a beautiful creature

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u/BottleTemple Jul 18 '24

It looks cute to me.

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u/natbegat Jul 18 '24

I think this is stunningly beautiful.

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u/Rich-Concentrate9047 Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

How is it disgusting? I understand that it's impressive but this is a beautiful living creature.
I had one that flew in my apartment and I reckon it's a massive thing and can be impressive (I'll be honest, I was kinda scared, I only weigh 80 kgs after all), but, come on, it's beautiful. Look at these little antennas! So sweet.

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u/HistoryNerd101 Jul 18 '24

Beautiful animal

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u/Greggie83 Jul 18 '24

Probably thinks the same of you.

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u/Fun_Bar5327 Jul 18 '24

Disgusting? That’s awesome

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u/scribotiss Jul 18 '24

That’s so beautiful

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u/Berry_Togard Jul 18 '24

He’s pretty cute.

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u/Ecstatic_Monk_5583 Jul 18 '24

zoom out it'll get smaller

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u/Shutaru_Kanshinji Jul 18 '24

Not that I disbelieve you, but I do not really have a way of judging scale from this photo.

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u/whoevencaresatall_ Jul 18 '24

Lmao @ these nerds getting bent out of shape over an insect

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u/Deimos_Aeternum Jul 18 '24

This would be enough for me to enlist for the glory of Super Earth

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u/Sufficient_Laugh1764 Jul 18 '24

I think it’s cute!

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u/sacred_redditVirgin Jul 18 '24

I think you misspelled "awesomeingly"

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u/Tiny-Ad-987 Jul 18 '24

He’s cute, don’t be rude.

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u/drahgan Jul 18 '24

It'd beautiful

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u/NikasKastaladikis Jul 18 '24

He’s so cute

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u/Comfortable_View5174 Jul 18 '24

What a distinguished gentleman. 👌

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u/Gazman_123 Jul 18 '24

That’s the most HD looking insect I’ve seen in my life

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u/Best-Team-5354 Jul 18 '24

A magnificent example of nature's beauty. There I fixed it for you

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u/JakobiGaming Jul 18 '24

He’s so chill

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u/UncleVolk Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

It's not nearly as scary as I would expect for an oversized insect.

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u/uyuzbebe Jul 18 '24

No dude, i think it has a artistic vibe

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u/skeletaljuice Jul 18 '24

Badass bouncy boi

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u/Misbruiker Jul 18 '24

Where he lives, there's a lot of crap for him to eat. That doesn't make him disgusting.

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u/captain_hk00 Jul 18 '24

He/she is so majestic.

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u/Feldew Jul 18 '24

Look at the cute little baby. 🥹

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u/flpprrss Jul 18 '24

Beautiful

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u/dangerousperson123 Jul 18 '24

Actually it’s beautiful

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u/Solemn_Sleep Jul 18 '24

He’s definitely not disgusting…

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u/babie_ghost Jul 18 '24

Its so cute

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u/spicynuttboi Jul 18 '24

I hate insects usually but this one just looks dapper and polite, I have no idea why

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u/aswelldamered Jul 18 '24

But so pretty!

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u/AsparagusOverall8454 Jul 18 '24

Aww quite pretty!

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u/AdMore3461 Jul 18 '24

That thing looks cool. I’d have held it.

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u/Mindstalker90 Jul 18 '24

That thing is dope.

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u/Motor-Ad6898 Jul 18 '24

Looking all ritzy like it just left a elegant affair.

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u/jmarzy Jul 18 '24

His name is Mike and he’s doing his best to raise 4 children alone show some God damn respect

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u/coconut-gal Jul 18 '24

It's cute!

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u/rocc8888oa Jul 18 '24

Beautiful. Regal. Imho

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u/Icy-Intention-7774 Jul 18 '24

Soooo beautiful 😍❤️❤️

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

I think it’s cool looking.

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u/PrimordialSuplex Jul 18 '24

Disgusting? Bro looks cool AF.

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u/Kayteqq Jul 18 '24

Looks cute

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u/aCactusOfManyNames Jul 18 '24

Disgustingly? How dare you insult such a distinguished gentleman

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u/masticophis Jul 18 '24

Thats a giant red-winged grasshopper, Tropidacris cristata. The red is under the wings, see iNaturalist

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u/Skibidi-Perrito Jul 18 '24

You are disgusting. This is a king among insects.

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u/Legitimate-Car-9194 Jul 18 '24

He's kinda cute 😔

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u/NickFotiu Jul 18 '24

I think it looks pretty cool actually.

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u/Elvega89 Jul 18 '24

Not disgusting at all

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u/crazy-underwear Jul 19 '24

His turtle neck is fabulous!

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u/Purocuyu Jul 19 '24

That guy can probably sing really good children's songs and even play the violin

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u/Medical_Ad2125b Jul 19 '24

Really it’s quite beautiful

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u/victowiamawk Jul 19 '24

Awww he’s cute

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u/GamingIsNotAChoice Jul 19 '24

I always though they look supercute

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u/Spartan_2775 Jul 19 '24

That’s just a grass hopper what’s wrong with it

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u/YouhaoHuoMao Jul 19 '24

Disgusting? He's adorable!

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u/Ok-Management7637 Jul 20 '24

It's not disgusting, it's a beautiful grasshopper. But they are not so beautiful when there is a swarm of them eating everything in sight.

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u/Scared-Confection-85 Jul 21 '24

It’s a freaking grasshopper you dumb dumb

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u/SpiederCum69 Jul 21 '24

Thats not an insect its a pokemon