28.06.2026 21:20
A citizen who recorded the giant grasshopper he first saw in Kumla village of Elazığ with his mobile phone released it back into nature after learning through online research that the animal is a carnivorous and beneficial species that eats agricultural pests.
In the Kumla village of Elazığ, a giant carnivorous grasshopper was spotted.
HE LEARNED THE TRUTH BY RESEARCHING ONLINE
A citizen in Kumla village, affiliated with the center of Elazığ, noticed a giant grasshopper. Seeing such a grasshopper for the first time, the citizen learned through online research that this grasshopper is a carnivorous species that feeds on insects harmful to agriculture.
HE RELEASED IT INTO ITS NATURAL HABITAT
Upon learning that the grasshopper was not harmful, the citizen filmed it with a mobile phone and then released it back into its natural habitat.