Grasshoppers and Crickets
Grasshoppers, crickets and katydids have hind legs that are modified for jumping. The order Orthoptera includes the New Zealand weta, one of the largest insects in the world. Visit these websites and articles to learn more about these important insects.
Carolina Grasshopper: Dissosteira carolina
The Carolina grasshopper is a minor agricultural pest. This big insect has many interesting behaviors, including its hovering flight which apparently serves to attract other grasshoppers. This article provides details about grasshopper behavior, including individual case histories, and a guide to recognizing this species.
The Carolina grasshopper is a minor agricultural pest. This big insect has many interesting behaviors, including its hovering flight which apparently serves to attract other grasshoppers. This article provides details about grasshopper behavior, including individual case histories, and a guide to recognizing this species.
Featured Creatures: American Grasshopper
The American grasshopper is a serious agricultural pest. Here you can find an illustrated account of the grasshopper life cycle, and information on how to control the insect.
The American grasshopper is a serious agricultural pest. Here you can find an illustrated account of the grasshopper life cycle, and information on how to control the insect.
Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Enormous resource with detailed information about grasshopper biology, anatomy, and behavior, with photos and information about individual grasshopper species.
Enormous resource with detailed information about grasshopper biology, anatomy, and behavior, with photos and information about individual grasshopper species.
Orthoptera
Summary of orthopterid taxonomy and biology from the Tree of Life, with photographs of a grasshopper, a katydid, and crickets.
Summary of orthopterid taxonomy and biology from the Tree of Life, with photographs of a grasshopper, a katydid, and crickets.
Orthoptera
Classification, life history and ecology, distribution, anatomy, taxonomy, and fact file for grasshoppers, locusts, crickets and katydids.
Classification, life history and ecology, distribution, anatomy, taxonomy, and fact file for grasshoppers, locusts, crickets and katydids.
Orthoptera: Crickets and Grasshoppers
UCMP Berkeley page about modern and fossil orthopterids, with photographs.
UCMP Berkeley page about modern and fossil orthopterids, with photographs.