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There are many advantages to a grasshopper having an exoskeleton. It makes them less desirable to predators and helps protect them from falls and things falling on them.

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How can a grasshoppers exoskeleton be both an advantage and a disadvantage?

The advantage of a grasshopper's exoskeleton is that it protects from damage, but it does not grow. All arthropods must molt for they outgrow their shell and so a new exoskeleton appears underneath the old one, but it's soft (disadvantage: vulnerable to predators).


What is the major component of the exoskeleton of a grasshoppers?

The exoskeleton is made of chitin, a polysaccharide.


Do grasshoppers have exoskeletons?

Grasshoppers, like all other insects, have an exoskeleton.


Do grasshopers have back bones?

No. Grasshoppers like all insects have an exoskeleton.


What are a grasshoppers body covered with?

Their body is covered with a hard exoskeleton.


What is a grasshopper's body supported by?

Grasshoppers are insects and they have an exoskeleton that supports their bodies.


What is the body covering of a grasshopper and how that covering protects it?

Like all insects, grasshoppers have exoskeletons.


Do grasshopers have bones?

No. Grasshoppers like all insects have an exoskeleton.


Does a grasshopper have a backbone?

No, grasshopper do not have a backbone, in fact they don't have any bones at all. Insects, like grasshoppers, are supported by an outer shell called an exoskeleton. Exoskeletons are made of a substance called chitin.


Do grasshoppers have scales?

Grasshoppers, like all other insects, have an exoskeleton.


Does grasshoppers have an exoskeleton?

No if you find a species that looks like a Grasshopper but has a stinger it is a Weta.


Are Grasshoppers vertebrates?

vertebrates because they do not have an internal skeleton. Instead, they possess an exoskeleton (i.e. a skeleton "on the outside") made of a substance called chitin.invertebrate.vertebrate