Grasshoppers
Aug 1, 2019 | 10:02 am
#1
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Grasshoppers
Anyone in Vegas at the moment who can give an update on the grasshopper issue? Any particular areas worse than others (besides nighttime on the Strip 
) Some of the videos I've seen have been unbelievable!
) Some of the videos I've seen have been unbelievable!
Aug 1, 2019 | 3:51 pm
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I was there over the weekend and didn't see anything. Mostly on the Strip from the Venetian northwards, so nothing to see there. But a novel situation is that it's so damn hot that planes can't take off if fully loaded or flying long distances, so be prepared for long delays and cancellations.
Aug 5, 2019 | 10:17 pm
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Followup: It's apparently quite variable. Yesterday I was in a parking lot at the edge of town (with about half the nearby land undeveloped, not counting the clear zone between it and a passing freeway) and I watched probably 30 grasshoppers vacate the space a fellow hiker was parking in. At home I saw zero.
Aug 7, 2019 | 7:18 pm
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I drank three last weekend and it reminded me of the 1970s!!!!!
I will add that I was bummed that I've only seen a couple grasshopper insects in my yard even though I am less than a few miles from the Luxor as a grasshopper flies.
I will add that I was bummed that I've only seen a couple grasshopper insects in my yard even though I am less than a few miles from the Luxor as a grasshopper flies.