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Slender ground-hopper (Tetrix subulata) sitting on a leaf : (pix Sanjiv Shukla) #310080802
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Slender ground-hopper (Tetrix subulata) is a species of groundhopper in the family Tetrigidae, which is also known as the awl-shaped pygmy grasshopper or the slender grouse locust. Its color is varied, from light grey to very dark or reddish brown. It usually has well-developed wings and if scared may fly away readily. The species frequents mainly wet places: moist grasslands near streams, riverbanks and mudflats, it also sometimes found in drier places.