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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
It was often thought that it was chewed tobacco (or other food, grass, etc.), because they were found as pests in tobacco plantations. However, it is merely a chemical produced as a defense mechanism.
What does a grasshopper need to live?
They have powerful back legs capable of propelling them out of danger in a single leap.
What does the rectum in a grasshopper do?
The function of a grasshoppers rectum is for storage and later contents are expelled or released. A grasshopper is a none stop eater.
What happens in a grasshopper intestine?
The function of the grasshopper's intestine is the same as human intestine. The intestine aid in digestion. Digestion is a vital function for the grasshopper to get vitamins, and to remove waste material.
What are the 3 segments of grasshoppers body for?
Head, thorax and abdomen are the names of a grasshopper's three body regions.
Specifically, the head constitutes the first region. It is attached to the thorax. The middle region is attached to the abdomen.
How much does an grasshopper weigh?
Grasshopper generally grow up to 2 inches long. The average mass is around 17 grams. Some species may weigh more or less.
What does a grasshopper do after sensing some sort of danger?
well if you pick one up and it feels threatened dark yellow goo comes out of its mouth. its not dangerous or poisones but if it gets on you just wash your hands. if you get it on your hands and you forgot to wash your hands and are eating something it only makes your lips swell up for about two days. use ice to make swelling go away.
Is a grasshopper a single cell or a multi cell?
A grasshopper is not a unicellular organism. In fact, it is considered to be a multicellular organism as are eels, duckweed, and crayfish.
All glow worms glow during their larval stage. Some also glow in the adult female state.
There are three main familes of glow worms (actually beetles or flies).
* Lampyridae (Europe and Asia, usually called fireflies or lightning bugs). The wingless adult females glow with a yellow-green colored light to attract males and as a warning signal to predators (they are mildly toxic). The larvae can also emit light.
* Phengodidae (North and South America, usually called glow worm beetles) females adults glow with a yellow-green colored light to attract a mate. The larvae (usually called glow worms) also emit light.
* Arachnocampa (New Zealand and Australia) glow in their larva stage with a blue-green colored light to attract tiny insects into sticky snare lines for eating. Most of their life is spent in the larva stage. Very interesting, but you dont have to be so smarty-pants. Glow worms glow when they are larvae. There, I answered it in 7 words! LOL just jokes, you might be smarter than me, but i got a budgie and it rox ur sox!
What are the mouthparts of the grasshopper adapted to do?
As living things grow in their life, their bodies grow and adapt to many things. A grasshoppers mouthparts are adapted to chewing fibrous plants.
Grasshoppers live in tall grass that provides them shelter and food. Their habitats may vary from hot deserts to moist rain forests.
I feed small grasshoppers to my warty newts and they love them! They got tired of all the worms I fed them.
Where can an eastern lubber grasshopper be found in the United States?
It can be found In North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and Louisiana
How many joints or segments does each grasshopper leg have?
11-12, That's what Wikipedia says anyway on the Insecta page.
What do grasshoppers eat and eat?
a grasshopper eats how it eats there i helped you because you dont know an easy question
What is the metamorphosis in the grasshopper life cycle called?
Incomplete or simple is the name for the metamorphosis in the grasshopper life cycle. Such a change between stages in life cycles and natural histories indicates that the immature and the mature stages resemble one another in recognizable ways. Eggs hatch into nymphs that are smaller-sized versions of adult female and male grasshoppers.
How do you take care of a grasshopper?
visit websites and learn about grasshopper's to take care of grasshoppers
Grasshoppers are not blind. However, there vision is not spectacular, as their eyes are though to produce very grainy, blotchy images.
What does a female grasshopper look like?
It is fairly easy to tell a female grasshopper from a male. The females are smaller than the males. Also, females have protrusions from the end of their abdomen, whereas the males do not.
