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Mating Locusts, Series #4 by RWS Photo on Aug 6, 2009This is the 4th series on topical locusts. Shown below is a mating locust couple. Different postures, different places but the same couple.Smaller male on top.Note the tiny spike on their limbs.Mating locusts on a fern stem.Related posts:* Tropical...

Tropical Giant Locust, Series #3 by RWS Photo on Nov 13, 2008This is the third series on tropical locust. It's a giant black and brown locust measuring over six inches from tip of its feelers to tip of its tail.The photo subject was captured at Kinabalu Pine Resort, Kundasang, Sabah.Giant locust #1Giant locust

Tropical Giant Locust, Series #2 by RWS Photo on Nov 11, 2008This is the second series on tropical locust, but not just locust, it's a giant locust measuring over six inches from tip of its feelers to tip of its tail.It's take me two attempts to photograph this locust (which happen to linger at my backyar

Tropical locust by RWS Photo on Nov 9, 2008Close up shot of a green locust with black top. The locust is green because it is in tropical Borneo. In other places, it would be brownish (desert locust). And yes, tropical locust doesn't ravage crops (swarming of crops) like in Africa or Europe be