Grasshoper

DESCRIPTION OF GRASSHOPPERS
Grasshoppers are gshriveled wings. But there are also grasshoppers
with long, membranous wings that are capable of flying. The
grasshopper's mouthparts are chewing. Their hind legs are large
and adapted for jumping. Grasshoppers vary in color, from
greenish-yellow, to gray, or brown to blackish-brown. They also
vary in size reaching a length of 1¼ inches when they have
finished growing.
 WHAT IS THE DIET OF
GRASSHOPPERS
Most grasshoppers are herbivores, so they feed on plants and nuts, but especially
grass. They can also include pollen and nectar in their diet. However, what
grasshoppers eat can vary depending on the species since some (few and usually
only if necessary) can have an omnivorous diet and include insects in their diet.
Although the grasshopper's diet is mainly based on grass, they can eat other foods
such as flowers, stems, seeds, grains, fruits and vegetables. You can offer them
lettuce, spinach, chard, grated carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, melons, etc…
 THREATS AND CONSERVATION
Grasshoppers are vulnerable to attack by viruses, bacteria and protozoa. They
also have many predators and their eggs can become food for bombyphiles,
meloids and carabids. Adults can be preyed on by small and medium-sized
mammals, amphibians, flies, ants, bees, spiders, birds, and many other animals.

Humans are not a major predator, but in some areas they often capture them
and consume them as food.
 REPRODUCTION
Individuals only recognize and respond to the sounds of individuals of
the same species. Most are solitary and gather when they need to mate.
Males transfer their sperm to the female in a small capsule called a
spermatophore. Subsequently, the female lays her eggs on or under the
ground, covering them well with vegetation, soil or sand. Once hatched
from the eggs, the creatures go through several stages until they reach
adult size.
 WHAT IS THE HABITAT OF
GRASSHOPPERS
Grasshoppers are elongated insects that
live in all parts of the world, but their
favorite habitats are meadows, forests,
crops and dry land. Although they adapt
to practically any environment, they have
a preference for warm areas.
 BEHAVIOR
They produce squeaky sounds that function as a form
of communication. These sounds, called stridulations,
are produced when insects rub their hind legs, with a
row of small pegs, against the nerves of the hind wings.
All species have distinctive stridulation frequencies.
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