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Lubber Grasshopper (Chromacris sp.) with spiny legs raised in defensive pose and bearing aposematic markings to warn of its toxicity. Cloud forest understory vegetation, 1600 metres altitude, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. November.
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