Do eastern Lubber Grasshopper fly?
The eastern Lubber Grasshopper cannot fly. Instead it moves in short clumsy hops. It can also walk or crawl.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Weta

Family
Lubber grasshoppers

Genus
Romalea

Species
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)