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Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis) sitting on a red rock above the water.

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English: Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis), Ghana
Polski: Szarańcza z gatunku Acanthacris ruficornis sfotografowana w Ghanie.
বাংলা: বাগানের পঙ্গপাল (Acanthacris ruficornis)। ১৮৭০-এর দশকে, ইতিহাসের বৃহত্তম পঙ্গপালের ঝাঁক মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে লিপিবদ্ধ করা হয় এবং অনুমান করা হয়েছিল যে এতে ১২ লক্ষ কোটি পঙ্গপাল ছিল।
Čeština: Saranče druhu Acanthacris ruficornis. Největší roj tohoto  hmyzu byl zaznamenán v 70. letech minulého stoleti v USA s počtem kolem 12 bilionů (12 000 000 000 000) jedinců.
Español: Acanthacris ruficornis en Ghana. En la década de 1870, el mayor enjambre de langostas conocido se registró en los Estados Unidos y se estimó que contenía más de 12 billones (12.000.000.000.000) de langostas.
Magyar: A sáskafélék családjába tartozó Acanthacris ruficornis (Ghána)
Македонски: Градинарски скакулец (Acanthacris ruficornis).
Nederlands: Acanthacris ruficornis, een veldsprinkhaan
Português: Gafanhoto Acanthacris ruficornis em Gana.
Русский: Саранча Acanthacris ruficornis.
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Charles J. Sharp    wikidata:Q54800218
 
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Charles James Sharp
Description British wildlife photographer
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Camera location5° 53′ 16.42″ N, 1° 20′ 22.72″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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