Swamp locust

One species that benefits from the management by the large grazers is the marsh locust. This grasshopper is the largest found in Belgium. On their hind legs, they wear the Belgian tricolour: a red hind thigh with yellow hind shin and black thorns. The males make a sound that resembles the sound of an electric fence and that you can easily imitate by snapping your fingers. This species of wet grasslands and scrub experienced a sharp decline in Flanders in the 20th century, but due to nature restoration, the species has been doing better in nature reserves in recent years.

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