.jpg)
GRASSHOPPERS
Grasshopper"Melanoplus bivittatus"
Like a mad woman I tippytoed along this grasshopper's trail, following him in the hope of capturing a photo AND I got it! By George!
Another fun invertebrate for children to capture and examine in their bug bottles, these are plentiful in late summer and early fall.
Another fun invertebrate for children to capture and examine in their bug bottles, these are plentiful in late summer and early fall.
Fun facts about grasshoppers;
- Grasshopper is the common name for straight winged insects.
- They undergo a simple metamorphosis, lay eggs called nymphs which molt themselves many times before they become adults.
- Grasshoppers actually eat grass of all kinds. They eat plants in the spring and tree leaves.
- Grasshoppers prefer to live in fields, meadows and forest edges (they like our property!)
- Some grasshoppers just hop or jump, others can actually fly. Front legs are used for holding prey, hind legs used for jumping or hopping.
- Predators include birds, rodents, reptiles, spiders and some flies eat grasshopper eggs.
- There are upwards of 10,000 types of grasshoppers.
- They make noise by rubbing their back legs together.
- There are positively fun to catch in a bug bottle for observing.
Invertebrates, otherwise also known as Insects and BUGS!
