Showing posts with label Eastern Lubber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eastern Lubber. Show all posts

Friday, November 16

Giant Flowers and the World's Smallest Peeping Tom

Echinocactus horizonthalonius
Echinocactus horizonthalonius aka, devil's head, blue barrel or eagle's claw cactus take your pick.  Easily the largest flower I have seen on a horizonthalonius at 6+ inches across.


Devil's head, blue barrel or eagle's claw cactus
Another Horizonthalonius with a smaller but darker flower.

Eastern Lubber Giant Grasshopper
My son found a giant grasshopper, 4 inches long not including the antenna!  I believe it to be an Eastern Lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera.
Hello, Can I come in?