Grasshopper Nematode: Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842
These large nematodes can sometimes be seen leaving grasshoppers, especially those that have been injured. On rainy mornings in spring or summer they can be found depositing their eggs on leaves for grasshoppers to eat. Because they are so large (up to 160 mm or about 6 inches in length), they attra...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2011-09-01
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