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Are they bigger than the ones in Texas?

The locals call them grasshoppers, but when I was kid and going to school over there a grasshopper was quite small and as green as grass.

I dont know what these things are?
Im sure that they are not Cicadas, and I dont think that they are Locusts either.

Maybe they are Texan Grasshoppers?



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Wow, are they really as big as they look or is it the Macro??

My gecko would have trouble tackling one of those, wouldnt like to say who would win.
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Dennis ofcourse I was using a Macro Lens, but possibly not at full strength, but still they are big approximately 4" to 6" inches long.

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Wow, are they really as big as they look or is it the Macro??

My gecko would have trouble tackling one of those, wouldnt like to say who would win.
OOooooo! What gecko you got mate?
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That's one cracking shot, Joseph! Well done, sir
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More of a record shot than anything. The dog would pounce on them and crunch them to pieces just like potato chips.

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OOooooo! What gecko you got mate?
Its my lads but i dont know what type! He has already made an appearance here

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He wont grow massive i know that
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Its my lads but i dont know what type! He has already made an appearance here

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Did a google search, mate, and they look like Mourning Geckos (Lepidodactylus lugubris) - sadly that all I can tell you at the mo... LOL
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Great shot Joseph. I think this is a good angle to have shot from. The insect looks like a beast!
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Terrific capture Joseph! fascinating beasties these the detal is amazing.
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