Acrididae – Acrida conica – Slant-faced Grasshopper

Order Orthoptera; Family Acrididae; Scientific name: Acrida conica;

Common name: Giant Slant-faced Grasshopper; Alternative common name: Giant Slantface – Female laying eggs - Distribution in Australia: Present in all mainland states; generally absent in the western deserts and along the Nullarbor Plain - Photographed in April, in Herdsman Lake Reserve in Perth, Western Australia.