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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
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...
What do grasshopper's eggs looklike?
the grasshoppers eggs don't look a like but all i now is that i say hi to everyone
Yes. It is located on their abdoman which is behind their thorax.
Every different species of beetle eats different things. Most beetles that live on leaves also feed on them. Some species, such as weevils, only eat very specific plants. Most beetles that feed on leaves will eat just about any plant. Many beetles are predatory, which means they prey on smaller animals. They generally eat any small insect, spider, bird or crustacean that they can find. A few species only prey on very specific animals. A few species of beetles eat poo, dead animals and fungi.
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Do female grasshoppers need male grasshoppers to have babies?
because the female thinks that the dad is going to kill the babies so they can mate again
How many gizzards does a grasshopper have?
does a grasshopper gave a crop and gizzard does a grasshopper gave a crop and gizzard
Where did the grasshopper came from?
A long long time ago
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In a Shaolin Monastery, far, far away.
Master Po: Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds.
Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat?
Caine: No.
Po: Do you hear the grasshopper which is at your feet?
Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Po: Young man, how is it that you do not?
Can you drown a grasshopper by holding its head underwater?
No, you cannot. The only functions the grasshopper's head has is eating and sensing.
Grasshoppers instead breathe through air tubes, called spiracles, along the sides of the abdomen and the thorax. Respiration is performed using tracheae, air-filled tubes which open at the surfaces of the thorax and abdomen through pairs of spiracles. The spiracle valves only open to allow oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange. The tracheoles, found at the end of the tracheal tubes, are insinuated between cells and carry oxygen throughout the body. However, if you held its entire body underwater, you can succeed in drowning it.
What does the darkling beetle eat?
i have a green anole myself. once i found one of theses beetles in its cage and i searched do meal worms turn into beetles. it said yes. well, then i searched do they bite. it ALSO said yes!! Now i am very scared that if my anole tries to eat it that it'll bite him. So now, if i EVER find one of those darkling beetles in its cage, im killing it!!
i hope this answer helped!! :D
What is the exoskeleton of an insect made out of?
The exoskeleton is made of chitin, a polysaccharide.
Do grasshoppers have external or internal fertilization?
Yes, grasshoppers have internal fertilization.
Do grasshoppers eat vegetables?
yes they do eat plants
Grass hoppers eat grass, and other various plant types.
