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Grasshoppers
are usually brown insects with some darker markings
but they can be all kinds of colors depending on the
geography. They have grown to have 2 big hind legs for
jumping and 2 pairs of wings to help them glide through
the air after jumping because they can't fly. They also
have very long antennae that grow from 20 to 24 segments.
In the early stage of life the grasshopper has no wings.
In later stages, wings become visible at the end of
the thorax or body. Grasshoppers feed on a variety of
plants and some only feed on grass. Their predators
include, birds, lizards, mantids, spiders and rodents.
This creature effects the ecosystem and their habit
in a positive ways because they help fertilize plant
life, help fertilize the soil and provide food for birds
and arthropods. Their negative impact is that some species
of grasshopper occur in very large numbers and cause
serious crop damage and loss of plants in pastures.
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