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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.

brown cricket on a dry leaf under the sunlight

Collection of dried dead insects pinned in a box. White background

$European stag beetle in forest, near Barcelona, Pyrenees forest with oak trees.\n\nOn my hand a sunny summer day.$

Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) eating green grass.

Indian stick insect (Carausius morosus), also known as common stick insect, or laboratory stick insect is a species of Phasmatodea (phasmid) in the family Lonchodidae. This species is nocturnal. When disturbed, the major defence method is feigning death, the body becoming rigid, and the legs held along the line of the body. They may also be found swaying to mimic the movement of foliage in wind. The insects feed at night, when they are active. During the day, they rest, often with legs in line with the body, on their food plants.

Collection of different flying insect specimens

New England has a remarkable diversity of insects. In the spring and summer, billions of insects emerge in their adult forms in order to reproduce. In this picture: a praying mantis, a cicada, an iridescent beetle, a pentatomid bug, several flies, and some other interesting finds. All of these insects were collected in Connecticut.

A Coreidae, Catorhintha walk on a stalk while waiting for prey.

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

Larva of grain beetle Cryptolestes ferrugineus is a beetles of the family Laemophloeidae (lined flat bark beetles), known as economically important pests of stored products.

True Cricket Nymph of the Family Trigonidiidae

Callipogon armillatus isolated on white background

Green Grasshopper crawling along the ground

Dead cockroach on the floor after being sprayed with pesticide

A panoramic shot of a mosquito on a white wall with copy space on the left

Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). Wildlife animals.

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

Feeder insects for pets. This picture has been taken in studio with a captive bred animal.

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