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Bufonacris claraziana
'tucura Sapo' (spanish)
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Photographer: Richard D. Sage
ID: 0000 0000 1216 4173 (2016-12-27)Copyright © 2016 Richard Sage
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date of photo Nov 16, 2016
date collected Nov 13, 2016
latitude -42.13790 longitude -70.86765
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this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected
photo location S. C. de Bariloche, Argentina
animal's place of origin
Cushamen Departamento, Chubut Prov., Argentina -42.137900ºlat., -70.867649ºlong., 831m elev.0m elev. (Argentina)family
Tristiridae
order
Orthoptera
class Insecta
habitat Patagonian steppe - 'a cold desert'notes Flightless animal collected from a migratory band that had walked about 20 km in about 3 weeks. Large numbers died trying to cross a local stream, and thousands more killed by burning, poisoning, and trenching by land owners. “Tucura sapo” – toad-like locust. 'Tucura' (Spanish) derived from Tupi-Guarani language ('tu' + 'cura' = animal voracious). Three species of Bufonacris, all in southern South America. Only this species has mass migrations.keywords: locust outbreak, mass migration, natural mortality, control measures
camera Nikon D40, 105 mm Nikon macro lens
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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'tucura Sapo' (spanish) (photographer)
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