The text here is a transcript of a conversation between
several people including myself on Facebook a few days ago on the subject of
giant grasshoppers in Hong Kong , after I
noticed a photo on the Lamma Forum of a very large grasshopper there. It seems
that there are grasshoppers in Hong Kong at least as big as the world`s largest
grasshoppers which are about 12 cm long.
Richard Muirhead
- Sunny Chi Ho Chan I have seen gigantic locusts twice. The first ones in late '70 or early '80 at a wasteland (now it's a warehouse building) near the Hunghom Terminus. I used to catch grasshoppers with polybag to feed my grandma's ducklings and hens when I was a kid. T...See More
- Richard Muirhead Thanks Sunny,so would the locusts you saw be very unusual/strange for Hong Kong? The reason I asked my question is because of a photo I saw online yesterday of a 10 cm long grasshopper on Lamma Island.
- Sunny Chi Ho Chan I catched grasshoppers to feed ducklings and chicks when I was a kid. Nowadays I have seen big locusts are being sold at Bird Market at MongKok. Some of them are probably 9-10cm in length. Therefore I'm not very surprised if I spot them in the wild. ...See More
- Sunny Chi Ho Chan Found this news from the web. Probably a fake only. http://www.flixya.com/.../k/e/n/kenny1983uk-1007938.jpg
- Ed Liu Unfortunately Orthropterans r not so well documented in HK, but I saw many >10cm long grasshoppers just this summer on a urban hillside. I guess they r not all that rare.
- Mercury Wong The most common "large" locust species in Hong Kong would be Chondracris rosea, female individuals of this species can grow up to 80mm in length.
- Andrew Hardacre David Diskin has a photo of a very large locust / gropper which is bright yellow. As yet unidentified. Photographed at Mai Po.
- Richard Muirhead Where do they come from? Have they been overlooked in the past? Do you all have any other strange animal stories from Hong Kong? For a book I`m writing
- Sunny Chi Ho Chan The big one I saw did look like a Chondracris rosea came with a slight yellow tone.
- Peter Parker The biggest grass hopper I've ever seen, measured about 10cm. Is it the "real locust" that eat up the crops?
- Richard Muirhead Would anyone please be able to translate into English for me the above giant grasshopper story ?
- Sunny Chi Ho Chan Haha, I found another one.http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/...

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