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Steppe habitat of Bufonacris claraziana
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Photographer: Richard D. Sage
ID: 0000 0000 1216 4180 (2016-12-27)Copyright © 2016 Richard Sage
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date of photo Nov 12, 2016
date collected Nov 12, 2016
latitude -42.13790 longitude -70.86765
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Cushamen Departamento, Chubut Prov., Argentina -42.137900ºlat., -70.867649ºlong., 831m elev. (Argentina)order
Orthoptera
habitat Patagonian steppe - 'a cold desert'species associated with this habitat: Steppe habitat with common shrubs (Mulinum spinosum Senecio filaginoides Nassauvia sp. Stilingia patagonicum) and bunch grasses (Agrostis sp. Bromus sp. Festuca sp. Jarava sp. Poa sp. Stipa sp.). 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 COOLPIXP340
photo category: Landscape - habitat
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