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Grasshopper

TYPE:   INSECT

RANGE:
Most of North America
FOOD:
Herbivore : plants
PREDATORS:
Birds, reptiles, small
mammals
HABITAT:
Forests, grasslands,
fields, marshes, mountains

 


DESCRIPTION
  • Grasshoppers are insects with oversized back legs which make them powerful jumpers. Some grasshoppers can jump 200 times the length of their bodies. Most have wings but are not very good at flying.
  • Chomp, chomp! Grasshoppers can do a lot of damage to crops by their mouths which are made for biting and chewing plants.
  • Male grasshoppers sing their chirping song by rubbing their hind legs against their wings.
 

LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION 

http://planetpets.simplenet.com/plntgrsh.htm

 

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