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    (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Terra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Red-legged Grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum

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About

The red-legged grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is one of the most common grasshoppers found in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This grasshopper is frequently used as a model organism in scientific studies, due to their abundance throughout North America and behavioral response to changes in climate.

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