Squirrel eats Large Grasshopper!

IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
edited July 4, 2011 in Wildlife
Well, seems Harry was right. Squirrels will destroy everything.....

A Gray Squirrel captured a Lubber Grasshopper in my yard this afternoon and ate it. I have seen reports stating that Lubber Grasshoppers were toxic and could harm small mammals, but on more that one occasion I have observed Gray Squirrels eat them with no apparent ill effects.

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  • IntrepidBerkeleyExplorerIntrepidBerkeleyExplorer Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited July 2, 2011
    I thought Grey Squirrels were vegetarians. Certainly wrong about that. Great photo!
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2011
    that is one big grasshoper eek7.gifthumb
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  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2011
    HAHA nice! I laughed out loud when I saw that. Id be photographing the grasshopper if it still had a head.
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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2011
    Can't wait for Harry to see it! Best, Pam
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2011
    Yep, a poor harmless grasshopper viciously attacked by an evil rodent.
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