Hobbies And Interests
Significance
Birds, lizards, mice, rats and other insects eat grasshoppers. Large numbers of grasshoppers can destroy a farm̵7;s crops.
Diet
Grasshoppers dine on a variety of plants and grasses. You generally find them in places with lots of vegetation during the spring and summer.
Physical Characteristics
Baby grasshoppers do not have wings until they mature. Adult grasshoppers have large hind legs that help them jump. Adults also have protruding eyes and two pairs of wings.
Molting
When a grasshopper prepares to molt its skin, it stops eating and does not move around very much.
Breeding
After a female grasshopper mates, she digs a hole and lays her eggs in the soil in clusters.
Defensive Behavior
According to The University of Arizona, some species of grasshoppers will spit a dark colored liquid when they are held by humans.