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Romalea is a genus of grasshoppers native to the Southeastern and South-central United States.As traditionally defined, it contains a single species, Romalea microptera, known commonly as the Georgia thumper, eastern lubber grasshopper, Florida lubber, or Florida lubber grasshopper, although some recent authorities regard Taeniopoda as a junior synonym, in which case there are about a dozen ...
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T. eques and Romalea microptera (eastern lubber grasshopper), which are so closely related that they can interbreed in captivity (their natural ranges do not overlap), are the largest grasshoppers in the United States. [10] Females of T. eques typically are 4–7.1 cm (1.6–2.8 in) long and males typically are 3.3–5.8 cm (1.3–2.3 in) long.
The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus Romalea. The species in this family can be found in the Americas . It is known to be polyphagous , but there is not much else known regarding its diet.
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Grasshoppers eat large quantities of foliage both as adults and during their development, and can be serious pests of arid land and prairies. Pasture, grain, forage, vegetable and other crops can be affected. Grasshoppers often bask in the sun, and thrive in warm sunny conditions, so drought stimulates an increase in grasshopper populations.
Lubber may refer to: Lubber, a large, clumsy person; Lubber line, navigational term for a fixed line pointing to the ship's bow or aircraft's nose; Landlubber, sailor's term for a non-sailor; Romalea microptera, a grasshopper whose English names include eastern lubber grasshopper, Florida lubber and Florida lubber grasshopper