Jul 28, 2023
Insect of the Day: GreenMilkweed Locusts-
The Green Milkweed Locusts (Also known as the Green Milkweed Grasshopper) is a brilliantly colored insect. This insect has tons of names it calls itself. The females typically attains a significantly greater body size than that of her male counterpart. Although the males remain smaller, females reach an average body length of 2.8 in (7 cm). Its also above average for the variety of locust. The locust evolved as endemic to the continent of Africa. But this arthropod doesn’t appear in all areas of the region. Within its native range, the arthropod frequently engages in extremely long migrating flights. Through the flights, it mainly feeds on plants in the stinkweed family!
