OLIVER GREER MEASURES A GIANT BUSH CRICKET AT THE SANTA FE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM!

7/5/2012 R.I.P. PANOPLOSCELIS SPECULARIS Today, while I was rearranging my cricket display case at the Children's Museum, some rambunctious girls grabbed this huge cricket out of the display case, threw it against a wall and destroyed it beyond repair. Sighhhhh. What a terrible waste and what a total lack of respect for someone else's things. This is (as of 7/5/2012, WAS) the giant South American Bush Cricket, Panoploscelis specularis from Peru, out of my awesome insect collection on display at the Santa Fe Children's Museum. I bought this unmounted specimen from www.insect-sale.com in 2010. Please note that the camcorder's lens distorts when in extreme close up. The measurements I quote on camera ARE accurate, but the lens's parallax distortion makes the insect look shorter. Enjoy the video, thanks for watching, and stay tuned for more videos to come! Videography by Jesse Bartlett Edited by Tess Salazar SEE THE ENTIRE COLLECTION UP CLOSE IN THE NEW ONLINE EXHIBIT AT www.olivergreerbugexhibit.com