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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.

Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) in the sandy desert of Costa Calma, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

Grasshopper or locust on dirt road in Alcoy, Spain

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

A group of brown grasshoppers (Aiolopus strepens) sitting on the ground, sunny day in Cres (Croatia)

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

Mantis - Mantis religiosa green animal sitting on a blade of grass in a meadow. Wild foto

Armour Plated Ground Cricket in Namibia.

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

Milkweed locust (Phymateus spp.) on a plant, South Africa

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

Colorful Common Milkweed Locust (Phymateus morbillosus) on light sandy ground in West Coast National park, Western Cape

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

Small mantis Geomantis larvoides in its natural habitat, Alcoy, Spain

Extreme close ups of a Gastrimargus musicus or yellow winged locust on the ground

In Sardinia, a Machimus atricapillus rests on a plastered wall, its precise moment frozen as it snags a wasp mid-flight. A snapshot of nature's intensity.

Tettigonia viridissima, the great green bush-cricket sitting in a rye field.

Grasshopper on the rocky mountain in Serbia.

An Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium) sitting in the sand ready to jump in the United Arab Emirates.

A detailed photo of grasshopper on a white wall.

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