grasshopper on a fence
Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera To distinguish them from bush crickets or katydids they are sometimes referred to as short horned grasshoppers Species that change color and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts The Grasshoppers have antennae that are almost always shorter than the body and short ovipositors Those species that make easily heard noises usually do so by rubbing the hind femurs against the forewings or abdomen stridulation or by snapping the wings in flight Tympana if present are on the sides of the first abdominal segment The hind femora are typically long and strong fitted for leaping Generally they are winged but hind wings are membranous while front wings tegmina are coriaceous and not fit for flight Females are normally larger than males with short ovipositors
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Location: Florida Panhandle
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