What's the largest grasshopper?

Question

What's the largest grasshopper/grasshopper-like on earth?

And what size is it?

10 points if you give links with info and images!

Answer 1

The biggest grasshooper in the world.

http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/grassh...

Giant Grasshopper from Columbia: Tropidacris dux

6 inches / http://www.whatsthatbug.com/grasshoppers...

Giant Australian Grasshopper (largest living some say)

90 mm or just over 3.5 inches, I have seen them this big in trees here in Texas. (Bird Grasshoppers)

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/grasshoppers...

The Aussie giant:

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

Lubber "Jumbo" grasshopper of Texas gets as big as your thumb.

http://www.tpma.org/news_letters/_runnel...

Desert Locust is the world's largest swarmming insect.

http://www.australianfauna.com/desertloc...