Please ID this large orthoptera

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Chuck
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Please ID this large orthoptera

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Anyone know the species / range? Looks pretty big against that cigarette pack. I'm unaware of any wingless species like this, is it a juvenille?

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Appears to be a Saga species - maybe Saga natoliae. They are quite large and “wingless”.

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Re: Please ID this large orthoptera

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Thanks!
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