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Grasshoppers
Ahh! Grasshopper! Curious are you? This category will answer some of your questions. Herbivorous insects with a three-part body consisting of head, thorax and abdomen, six jointed legs, two pairs of wings, and two antennae. 18,000 known species should keep you hopping in your quest for knowledge.
1,312 Questions
Do grasshoppers help the envirment?
No, they do not help us, in fact, grasshoppers eat your plants. the worst kind of grasshopper multiplies very quickly, gets very large, is colorful, (or is black with a red, orange, or yellow stripe down it's back) and is called a Lubber Grasshopper. if you see one, there's sure to be more somewhere, so exterminate them.
Where can you buy live grasshoppers?
you can get them from some local nurserys and garden supply stores as a biological pest control...they run between $6-10 for 1500 of them...
How do you keep grasshopper as a pet?
I think you should keep your pet grasshopper in a jar or container with holes poked in the lid, dirt in the bottom of the cage, and grass and/or leaves for the grasshopper to eat. Make sure you spray the leaves with water in a spray container, so the grasshopper will have something to drink. When he sheds his skin, clean it out of the cage, and make sure you clean the cage once a week, at the least. That is where you should keep a pet grasshopper, and how to make it comfortable in it's new home!
What function do the spiracles have on the lubber grasshopper?
They are breathing pores, in which oxygen enters and carbon dioxide leaves. They help the grasshopper to breath sort of how we breath through are nose and mouth.
What is the similirity between cockroach and grasshopper?
Well the grasshopper, bee and beetle are all alike one because obviously they are all animals which are insects and two because they are all insects that have chewing mouth parts. So mosquitoes, moths, butterflies, flies and so on are insects that have sucking mouth parts, where as the ants, bees, wasps, beetles, weevils, grasshoppers, crickets and so on eat by biting and chewing not sucking.
What is the effect of a grasshopper bite?
There are no known symptoms of grasshopper bites. The affected area does swell, turns a red hue, and tends to bleed. Swap with a cotton ball dipped in alcohol to disinfect and reduce swelling.
How are the third pair of legs adapted for jumping in a grasshopper?
A grasshopper's two sets of front legs are much smaller than their set of long, strong back legs. The front legs are used to hold food, while the back legs aid the grasshopper in jumping. All three sets of legs are used for walking.
What is the difference between a grasshopper and an ant?
There are many differences when it comes to grasshoppers and ants. Grasshoppers can jump and ants cannot. They also eat different things, and an ant does not make any noises.
Do snails dig holes to lay eggs?
I have repeatedly observed the snails in my back garden digging into my freshly sown lawn. On removing them they leave a hole about 3-4cm deep, one had even laid its eggs and they were clearly visible. Fascinated, I tried to 'harvest' them for a bit of a science project with my daughter but squished them in the process! I am fascinated by this behavior as it is something I have never seen before.
Where is a grasshopper's hearing organs?
That depends on the kind of grasshopper. If you mean "Long-horned grasshoppers", what some people call "katydids", they are in slits near the joint that looks like the "knee" of the front leg.
If you mean short-horned grasshoppers or 'Locusts", it is a larger "tympanum" or "eardrum" on each side of the base of the abdomen, the "belly" part of the insect.
What is the job of the spiracles on an insect?
The insect uses its spiracles to breathe through instead of their mouth.
What is a grasshopper eaten by?
Wrong, they eat plants. They are strict herbivores, meaning they don't eat meat or other insects. They eat grass (grass-hoppers). They also eat many other plants like leaves.
Yes, some crickets can fly, but those that can do so only very rarely.
Additional InformationThe wings of male crickets function more in sound production than flight. Although the close relatives of crickets--grasshoppers and katydids--often fly as adults, it is unusual for adult crickets, even the winged species, to fly. They can and will fly on occasion, but it's rare and only for short distances of a few feet. They get around mostly by crawling or jumping.The field cricket cannot fly. I studied crickets for years and the wings on males are used for attracting females and the wings on females have no purpose. Tree crickets, however, can fly.
Do preying mantises eat grasshoppers?
Unfortuantly for the spider, Yes they can, Praying Mantids will go for anything smaller than they are, and occasionally will attack, kill, and devour rodents, birds, frogs, snakes, flies, crickets, worms, caterpillars, etc. But I suggest making sure that spider's venom doesn't harm the mantid ^^
The soft and green parts of plants. Hint - why are they green.
Which of the five kingdoms does the grasshopper belong to?
Grasshoppers are insects, and all insects belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya, members of which are characterised by having cells with nuclei. Insects come under the Kingdom Animalia. Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Animalia, as well as the Kingdoms Plantae, Fungi and Protista.
Hoe does the mouthpart of a grasshopper compare with that of the butterfly?
they are both mouths and the suck things in. ex: butterflies suck nectar in and grass hopper suck things in with their mouth. They use their digestive juices to digest them. Hope this helps! :)
What is the frequency of a grasshopper?
They have a low frequency. Grasshoppers can also alter their sound to stay in tune to specific noises they come in contact with.
For the insect look in a dry field, grassy area, or near a pond/lake. Use a net and look on the ground. Don't use your hands because you might get bitten and get a disease grasshoppers are known to carry. Also, you might kill it with the germs your carrying.
