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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.

Grasshopper or locust on dirt road in Alcoy, Spain

Striking Macro Image of Green Cricket Highlighting Delicate Features

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

very green grashopper sitting on a leaf after a heavy rainfall

$Umbria, Italy:\nTettigonia viridissima$

Armour Plated Ground Cricket in Namibia.

Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) female's empty exuvia exoskeleton skin, stock photo nature image

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

Chorthippus parallelus Meadow Grasshopper Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Close up shot of orange grasshoppers on green leaf in Sarasota, Florida

Adult Caddisfly Insect of the Genus Synoestropsis

Acanthocinus aedilis - long horned beetle - Siberian Timberman

Swarming Locusts (Schistocerca) green grasshoper on a palm leaf

Genus Conocepalus outside in central Illinois

Close-up of a brown small grasshopper sitting on light-colored stones in nature.The focus is on the compound eyes.

A grasshopper clinging to a grain stalk with extremely shallow DOF.

Grasshopper larva that clings to the window glass.

Green Grasshopper crawling along the ground

A functional insect of the order Neuroptera in the wild, North China

A Red-legged grasshopper on a human finger in the laurentian forest of Quebec.

Child's hand holding a magnifier Observation small animals

Giant grasshopper (Saga ephippigera) in Termessos National Park

Close up of the green grasshoper on the green leaf.

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