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Caelifera

Common name:

Grasshopper

Distribution:

Every continent except Antarctica

Habitat:

Plant-rich habitats such as savannas, meadows, and tropical forests

Diet:

Plant material especially grass

Number of species globally

12,402

Number of species in Hong Kong :

91

Morphology
(how to recognize them) :

-Short segmented antennae
-Enlarged hindlegs used for jumping
-Tympanal organ (ear) on the first section of the abdomen

Diagram

Did you know ?

When there is a surplus of crops and food, many grasshoppers can feed and breed. Lots of nymphs are born at the same time in the same area, creating a destructive grasshopper outbreak. For some species, if the nymphs stay away from each other, they will grow up into grasshoppers. But when multiple grasshoppers are close together, the smell and sight of other grasshoppers will change them into locusts.

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