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Giant Grasshopper(Tropidacris cristata). This is a giant 4.5 inch long grasshopper with impressive strength. Any attempt to pick it up with one’s fingers prompts a quick reprisal, a lightening-fast maneuver of its’ hind legs whereby the spiny portion is drawn across one’s unsuspecting fingers

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Lightning Roaches
Lucihormetica luckae
Luminescence among terrestrial animals is rather rare and best known among certain groups of beetles — fireflies and certain click beetles in particular — and cave-inhabiting fungus gnats. Since the first discovery of a luminescent cockroach in 1999, more than a dozen species have, pardon the pun, come to light. All are rare and, interestingly, so far only found in remote areas far from light pollution. The latest addition to this growing list is L. luckae that may be endangered or possibly already extinct. It is known from a single specimen collected 70 years ago from an area recently heavily impacted by the eruption of the Tungurahua volcano. The species may be most remarkable because the size and placement of its lamps suggest that it is using light to mimic toxic luminescent click beetles.

Country: Ecuador

Reference:
Vrsansky, P., Chorvat, D., Fritzsche, I., Hain, M., and R,. Sevcik. 2012. Light-mimicking cockroaches indicate Tertiarty origin of recent terrestrial luminescence. Naturwissenschaften. 99, 739-749.

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The Odessa calla lily which is a Zantedeschia mini dwarf color hybrid.
Odessa callas boast tall, upright blooms with a glossy deep purple/black hue

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