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HUNTER BAGS SOMETHING - BUT WHAT?
Anybody know anything about this picture?
Submitted by anon
1-20-05
Rec'd from Marty Beech
You ask about the rifleman holding the grasshopper, below is the article associated with the photo.
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Huge 23lb Grasshopper
Bagged in Reefton New Zealand!
Weekly World News
Farmer Barry Gisler shot this monster with his .22 rifle! Entomologists say it is the largest of these rare mutations they have seen yet! New Zealand is the only place this has been happening so far. This is not the biggest one on record anymore though! Read below!
We have many types of grasshoppers in NZ. This particular record breaker one has been superceded for size many times since the Reefton one. The current record for a Calecus Grasshopper stands at 32.5 lbs found in Maungawhau. It was trapped alive in a goat trap and given to the local Zoo.
Thanks Bob for the better picture!
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