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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
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.
How many bones do grasshoppers have?
None, they have an exoskeleton, which means they have a hard shell on the outside.
For example, a human has a skeleton on the inside, with skin and fat covering it. With grass hoppers the skeleton is on the outside.
You could say that it is 1 bone, but it isn't really a bone at all.
Do grasshoppers have skeletons?
A grasshopper has an exoskeleton, the hard shell on the outside of its body.
What is the function of a grasshopper's heart?
The function of a grasshopper's heart is to circulate blood throughout the body. Without the heart, the grasshopper could not survive.
What is the function of hypopharynx in a grasshopper?
Their esophagus is a part of their digestive system. It is lined with mucus so that the food they eat can easily get to their main digestive system.
What relationship does 2 birds have that eat the same grasshopper?
They compete with eachother, for the same food source. They would try and chase eachother off when living in the same area.
What are facts about the grass hopper?
Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers are insects.
There are 2 kinds of grasshoppers;
short-horned grasshoppers which have short antennae,
and
long-horned grasshoppers which have long antenna.
Grasshoppers live in most parts of the world, except where it is very cold.
A grasshopper's body
Their bodies have three main parts: the head, the thorax and the abdomen. A hard shell called an exoskeleton covers the body. Exoskeleton means 'outside skeleton' because insects do not have a skeleton inside their bodies like mammals do.
Two antennae (feelers) grow from a grasshopper's head.
Grasshoppers have five eyes and can see to the front, to the side, and to the back. Eyes like this are called compound eyes.
Grasshoppers have six legs with strong leg muscles.
Most grasshoppers have two pairs of wings. The male grasshopper rubs a leg up against the back of a wing to make a noise which attracts the female grasshopper.
Grasshoppers breathe through holes, called spiracles, along the sides of the abdomen and the thorax.
Go here for a diagram of a grasshopper's body
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/orthoptera/labelgrasshopper/ DID YOU KNOW? A large grasshoppers can jump a distance of about 20 times the length of its body.
Food
Most kinds of grasshopper eat plants, but some long-horned grasshoppers also eat dead animals or catch and eat other insects.
Grasshoppers can be a pest to farmers when they eat farm crops.
Enemies
Beetles, birds, lizards, mice, snakes, and spiders prey on grasshoppers.
Grasshoppers protect themselves from enemies by jumping or flying away. They also bite their enemies with their strong jaws. They use camouflage too. Their colour helps them hide on leaves if the grasshopper is green, or on rocks or on the ground if the grasshopper is brown.
Grasshoppers use camouflage to hide: here a brown grasshopper hides on some rocks
Female grasshoppers
Female grasshoppers have a strong, sharp ovipositor, which means 'egg placer', at the end of the abdomen. Eggs come out of the female's body through the ovipositor.
Yes grasshoppers sometimes spit out a black or brown colored liquid. This is thought by scientists to be a defense mechanism used to fend off ist predators.
Do grasshoppers live underground?
no.. sadly our friends saw a grasshopper in the water and repeatedly smashed it with rocks.. and then threw it in a nearby lake. poor grasshopper...
