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the Grasshopper

Grasshoppers are found all over the world. They are well-known for their style of jumping. They are medium sized insects and one can find them in fields and meadows. Grasshoppers can grow up to 2 inches and with the help of their wings they can migrate to distant places. Grasshoppers have six legs and its two back legs are bigger in size. They are herbivorous animals and like to eat weeds, leaves, shrubs, grasses, barks and other plant matters. They are also a better food for many predators of it like rodents, birds and others.

Grasshopper internet resources

Grasshoppers
Caelifera is a suborder of herbivorous insects of the order Orthoptera, commonly known as grasshoppers..
academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

Grasshoppers and Crickets Image Gallery
Pictures of grasshoppers and crickets.
ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/orthoptera/

Grasshopper Information
The information sheets provide helpful facts about Grasshoppers
insects.about.com/od/grasshoppersandcricket...

Grasshopper Facts
Grasshopper Facts. Grasshoppers are medium to large insects. Adult length is 1 to 7 cm, depending on the species. Like their relatives the katydids and crickets
biokids.umich.edu/critters/Acrididae/

Grasshoppers & Crickets
Grasshoppers & Crickets pictures and information
insects.org/entophiles/orthoptera