Monster Grasshopper

[Texas Maverick]

In 1937, a remarkable sight captured the attention of residents near Miles City, Montana, when a massive grasshopper was reportedly shot. Dubbed the "Monster Grasshopper," this enormous insect became a subject of fascination, sparking curiosity and wonder among locals and beyond. Its size was so extraordinary that it quickly became a topic of conversation, with many speculating about the reasons behind its unusual growth.

The grasshopper was said to be much larger than the typical specimens found in the area, and its size seemed almost otherworldly. The monster grasshopper’s discovery was particularly notable because of the era’s fascination with strange and unusual occurrences. Reports of oversized animals or mysterious phenomena often captured public imagination, and this particular insect seemed to embody the wonder and mystery of the natural world at the time.

While some people questioned the authenticity of the creature’s size, others believed it was an example of nature’s strange quirks. The monster grasshopper, shot in the rural backdrop of Montana, became an enduring part of local lore, and its story has lived on in historical accounts and the collective memory of the region. Its place in history as a bizarre, seemingly mythical creature highlights the fascination people have had with unusual natural phenomena throughout the years.

 

 

Enjoy,

 

TM

[Rip Snorter]

Not a favorite source, but...https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/enormous-grasshopper-montana/

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Also attributed to Wisconsin 

[Pat Riot]

I recall seeing this picture in a frame in a gas station in Texas when I was 10 or 11. The gas station attendant said it was a “Texas grasshopper”. I’ll tell you what, I kept my eyes peeled the whole time we were in Texas. I did not want one of those things anywhere near me. 

[Trailrider #896]

Of course that 3-foot long hopper was real...just like jackalopes in Wyoming! (Sorry, don't have a picture available.) 

[Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674]

Didn’t happen, the Wisconsin Historical Society has a full collection of these fake images.

[Widder, SASS #59054]

True story.    Ya oughta see the size of the fish that was caught using that grasshopper as bait.

 

..........Widder

 

[Texas Maverick]

3 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said:

Of course that 3-foot long hopper was real...just like jackalopes in Wyoming! (Sorry, don't have a picture available.) 

Here ya go, fresh from Texas.

 

TM

[Texas Maverick]

You'all need to quite spreading rumors about this being false. We all know everything here in the saloon is the truth and nothing but the truth. LOL

 

TM

[Texas Maverick]

2 hours ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said:

True story.    Ya oughta see the size of the fish that was caught using that grasshopper as bait.

 

..........Widder

 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

24 minutes ago, Texas Maverick said:

You'all need to quite spreading rumors about this being false. We all know everything here in the saloon is the truth and nothing but the truth. LOL

 

TM

Riiiiight

 

 

 

Edited January 11 by Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984

[Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L]

Meanwhile, in Nebraska:

 

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

watch out for SNOW SNAKES 

[Texas Lizard]

30 minutes ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said:

watch out for SNOW SNAKES 

Saw a lot of them when Uncle Sam sent me there....Very dangerous snakes.....

 

Texas Lizard

[Cypress Sun]

Civil War Union soldiers and mysterious flying creature they shot down.

 

[DocWard]

8 hours ago, Texas Maverick said:

You'all need to quite spreading rumors about this being false. We all know everything here in the Saloon is the truth and nothing but the truth. LOL

 

TM

 

Fixed it for ya.