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Dictyophorus spumans

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Dictyophorus spumans

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Dictyophorus

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Dictyophorus spumans FileDictyophorus spumans c Walter Sisulu NBTjpg Wikimedia Commons

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Orthoptera, Phymateus, Pyrgomorphidae, Phymateus viridipes, Aularches miliaris

Dictyophorus spumans, the koppie foam grasshopper or rooibaadjie, is a species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae indigenous to Africa. The name "foaming grasshopper" derives from the insect's ability to produce a toxic foam from its thoracic glands. It is closely related to Phymateus.

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It grows up to a length of 80 millimetres (3.1 in). The neck shield has a warty surface, and their color is highly variable. It is toxic due to the poisons that it sequesters from its diet, which includes a large number of toxic and distasteful plants such as milkweed.

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Dictyophorus spumans Koppie Foam Grasshopper Dictyophorus Spumans Red and blu Flickr

  • D. s. subsp. spumansSouth Africa
  • D. s. subsp. ater – northern South Africa and Zimbabwe
  • D. s. subsp. pulchra – eastern South Africa and Mozambique
  • D. s. subsp. servillei – widespread in Africa
  • D. s. subsp. calceata – widespread in Africa

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    Dictyophorus spumans FileDictyophorus spumans c Walter Sisulu NBTjpg Wikimedia Commons

    Dictyophorus spumans FileKoppie Foam Grasshopper Dictyophorus spumans pulchra

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    Dictyophorus spumans Wikipedia