Froggatt's Buzzer - Froggattina australis
Family Acrididae
This page contains pictures and information about the Froggatt's Buzzer Grasshoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 25mm
- When we walk on the bushland with short grass, it is common that every step we walked, we heard a loud buzzing sound. Then we saw some insects jumped and flied away fast just above the ground. It was difficult to see what were those creatures. Most likely they were the Froggatt's Buzzer grasshoppers.
- Froggatt's Buzzer grasshoppers are medium in size. They are common in Brisbane's grassland with short grasses.
- Males of this species produce ticking sounds after landing.
- Also found one in Karawatha Forest on Sept 2007.
- Reference:
- 1. Grasshopper Country - the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia, D Rentz, UNSW Press, 1996, p177.
- 2. A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts - DCF Rentz, RC Lewis, YN Su and MS Upton, 2003, p344.
