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Grasshopper

Caelifera

Photo by Dhiren
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Field Notes

Description:

The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper. Species that change colour and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.

Habitat:

Grasshoppers have antennae that are generally shorter than their body and short ovipositors. They also have pinchers or mandibles that cut and tear off food.

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Comments (1)

Lovely grasshopper nymph! I've moved this to the Arthropod category (segments, exoskeleton, jointed appendages) for you :)
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013

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