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The grasshopper has blade like mouth parts so that they can eat grasses and leaves. They only slightly chew the food and then use saliva and the stomach to finish digesting the food.

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Grasshoppers eat leaves, and they need to be able to cut off pieces that are small enough for them to swallow.

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