Sighting 4718929
Acrididae sp. (family)
Unidentified Grasshopper at Ghan, NT
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| Aretza sp | 25 Jan 2026 | RogerF | ||
| Acrididae sp. (family) | 25 Jan 2026 | RogerF | ||
| Unverified | 21 Jan 2026 | chriselidie |
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Found in a busy area walking along a building pole. It used only its front two pairs of legs for walking, kept the hindlegs tucked in. Swayed sideways while walking forwards, a bit like it would be drunk. Looked like some sort of camouflaging/distracting manoeuvre - fun to watch
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Location information
- Coordinates 133.200569-25.197357
- Places Ghan, NT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2026 10:55 AM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- chriselidie NatureMapr Acrididae sp. (family) Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Acrididae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1625m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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