Achurum carinatum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Achurum carinatum, the long-headed toothpick grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. The Longheaded Toothpick Grasshopper is a small, cryptic grasshopper of the family Acrididae (subfamily Gomphocerinae) that is native to the southeast United States. These grasshoppers resemble the grasses in which they're found, with long, slender bodies, slanted faces, flat antennae, and reduced wings. These grasshoppers are flightless and have some variation in color, some having green or even black spots. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper (about 20%), Cuban Bird Grasshopper (about 20%) and Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (43 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
