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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.

Yellow grasshopper hanging out on a wooden railing in the swamp

Macro close-up of a Great Green Bush-cricket male, Tettigonia viridissima, during sunset

Close-up of a grasshopper om the ground.

Outdoor close-up, high angle Macro-photography of grasshopper sitting on green leaf in nature. No people, full length and selective focus with copy space.

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

Close-up photo of a cricket on a wooden plank.

Grasshopper Patanga eating a leaf with gusto, Patanga on hanging grass in Grasshopper farm

Grasshopper lurking in grass, hiding behind thick grass, camouflage

Image of Brown grasshopper (Apalacris varicornis) on stump. Insect. Animal.

Armour Plated Ground Cricket in Namibia.

Migratory Grasshopper, Locusta migratoria, Satara, Maharashtra, India

Matis religiosa walking diagonally. You can't see her face, but her whole body from behind. She is diagonally, leaving space for Copy Space.

Grasshopper trimerotropis behind the rock, Alcoy, Spain

Green Grasshopper crawling along the ground

A large yellow female grasshopper with a black, long, curved ovipositor located below the long wings at the end of the abdomen in close-up. Characteristic long antennae are distinguished from locusts.

Beautiful Grasshopper on the sand. Green locust on the sand

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

Great beauty green cricket, Tettigonia viridissima, adult female or imago on green grape leaf in summer

Two Grasshoppers together resting in the shade of the boardwalk in a nature preserve on a hot sunny day in Florida

Cricket perched on top of a white cement wall

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

A two-striped grasshopper with a vibrant yellow body contrasts against the blurred purples and oranges of the gradient background.

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