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A green grasshopper with a brown back sitting on a flat leaf of grass

Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) on corn husk in afternoon sunlight, late summer/early fall. Though a native North American species, people call it a pest because it can greatly damage crops. Others admire its adaptability. Still others point out that it feeds birds and other wildlife when its numbers rise. Taken in a Connecticut cornfield.

Black ant on green moss while explorer small world.

$Umbria, Italy:\nTettigonia viridissima$

Stripe-winged grasshopper (Stenobothrus lineatus) in natural habitat on Veluwe Netherlands. Wildlife scene of nature in Europe.

Green glitter beetle on leaf - animal behavior.

Close up of grasshopper (Chorthippus on the grass. Meadow fauna, Bieszczady, Poland.

Grasshopper an a grass straw, bokeh background. a small life in a big big world

Western conifer seed bug insect, Leptoglossus occidentalis, or WCSB, crawling on wood in bright sunlight

Chorthippus parallelus Meadow Grasshopper Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Alpine Bush-cricket (Anonconotus alpinus) resting on fern in natural habitat

Grasshopper climbing green bitten leaf - animal behavior.

A motionless grasshopper in its natural environment in the tropical rainforest of Bali in Indonesia.

A grasshopper rests on stalk of spring wheat.

$Description:\nAdult wart-biters are 31–82 millimeters, with females being significantly larger than males. They are typically dark green in colour, usually with dark brown blotches on the pronotum and wings (a dark brown morphotype also occurs). The female has a long and slightly up curved ovipositor.\n The wart-biter has a song consisting of a rapidly repeated series of short bursts of clicks, sometimes lasting for several minutes.\nWart-biters normally move about by walking; they rarely fly, except when frightened. Most can only fly 3 to 4 meters at a time.\nHabitat:\nThe species is found in calcareous grassland and heathland habitats.\n\nDiet:\nThe species is omnivorous. Plants eaten include knapweed, nettles, bedstraws; the species also eats insects, including other grasshoppers. \nLife cycle:\nThe wart-biter lays its eggs in the soil; these eggs normally hatch after two winters. It then passes through seven instar stages between April and June. The adult stage is reached in the beginning of July. Wart-biter populations peak in late July and early August. Newly hatched Decticus are encased in a sheath to facilitate their trip to the soil surface, the sheath holding the legs and antennae safely against the body while burrowing upwards. A neck which can in turn be inflated and deflated, enlarges the top of its tunnel, easing its passage upwards.\nStatus and distribution:\nThis species occurs throughout continental Europe, except the extreme south, ranging from southern Scandinavia to Spain, Italy, and Greece. It is also found in temperate Asia, as far east as China. Geographic features such as mountains have fragmented the species, leading to a wide range of forms and numerous subspecies.\n\nConservation:\nThe population of wart-biters has declined in many areas of northern Europe. In Britain and the Netherlands, it is threatened with extinction (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Natural closeup on the common, European, green grasshopper , Omocestus viridulus sitting in the vegetation

A green grasshopper on a leaf in nature at day

Green Grasshopper crawling along the ground

A curious grasshopper peers over the edge of an ear of corn. The insect carefully observes its surroundings.

Grasshopper eating leaf and looking at camera - animal behavior.

Green Meadow Grasshopper hidden in the green grass

Grasshopper lurking in grass, hiding behind thick grass, camouflage

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