Eastern lubber grasshoppers have several defense mechanisms that make most predators avoid them. These insects secrete a smelly and foul-tasting foam when threatened. The are also bright yellow, a color that signals that it is poisonous. It is poisonous enough to kill small mammals and birds, and larger animals are more interested in larger prey.
non-sailor / not a seaman but a land man or land lubber!
The reading is taken from the fixed lubber line on the body of the compass.
The name for the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper is Romalea Microptera
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Captain William Lubber is one of the greatest pirates of American history. He wrote the book Pirateology
The letter L typically stands for "lubber," which refers to the lubber line on a compass. The lubber line is used to help you ascertain your heading by aligning it to the desired direction.
In days of old, when the first compasses were put on sailing ships, there was no lubber line. It seems that most average people were smart enough to determine where they were going by looking at the compass. Unfortunately, there were a number of people not smart enough to handle this simple feat. Back then, these witless people were called lubber, and the lubber line referred to how the sailing world viewed those who needed such a line. Now you know when someone is calling you a land lubber, they are really calling you a land moron.
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An abbey-lubber is a term of contempt for an able-bodied but lazy person from a religious house who grew fat from his idleness.
There is no historical evidence to suggest that Captain William Lubber was a real person. It is likely that this character is fictional.
The lubber's line on a magnetic compass is a reference mark or line that helps users keep the compass heading aligned with the direction they are traveling in. By keeping the lubber's line pointed in the desired direction of travel, users can easily read their heading on the compass.
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