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My dear young fellow,' the Old-Green-Grasshopper said gently, 'there are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven't started wondering about yet.
Roald Dahl
Grasshopper Molt - For young grasshoppers to continue their growth and development and reach the adult stage, they must periodically molt or shed their outer skin. Depending on species and sex, they molt four to six times during their nymphal or immature life.
From Wiki:
The global population of grasshopper sparrows in 2016 was estimated to be around 31,000,000 by the PIF North America Landbird Conservation Plan. It was also estimated that the population had undergone a 68% decrease between the years 1970 and 2014 with an annual decline of about 2.59%. The 2022 State of the Birds reported a long-term, range-wide decline of 2.13% per year, and a more recent decline of 3.48% per year. The leading cause of population decline across its range is linked to habitat loss and management, particularly conversion of grasslands to intensive agriculture and encroachment of shrubs and trees. Despite declining population sizes, grasshopper sparrows are classified as Least Concern by the IUCN and are also not included as a "Bird of Conservation Concern" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) on a national level. The Florida grasshopper sparrow subspecies (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) is classified as endangered by the USFW.[48] This subspecies hit an all time population low of 15 breeding pairs in 2017, and reported a population of 120 in 2022.
Most people don't like these grasshoppers. I find them very colorful but I've never had to battle them in my yard. The only bird that eats these is the Loggerhead Shrike. With shrinking habitat the Loggerhead Shrike is not easily found.
I visited RSPB Bar Mouth Hide - at the mouth of the river Bann for the first time today - the surrounding wetlands are great.
@Martyd999 had spotted some Grasshopper warblers there the day before and thought it would be worth a visit. A kindly RSPB ranger pointed me to the right locale.
From RSPB:
Key information
The high, insect-like reeling song of the grasshopper warbler is the best clue to its presence. Even when you hear one it can be difficult to locate it due to the ventriloquial effect of its singing. If seen on migration it moves like a little mouse, creeping through the foliage. Dramatic population declines have made this a Red List species.
What they eat:
Insects
Measurements:
Length:12.5-13.5cm
Wingspan:15-19cm
Weight:11-16g
UK breeding:16,000 pairs
I am just back from five days on the mountain. I was photographing the fall color which is at it's peak at this altitude (About 7.500 ft.). I found a small Mountain Maple tree that was especially brilliant. While looking over the leaves I spotted this small grasshopper warming itself in the early morning sun. I took about 10 shots at various angles and then gently nudged him with my finger. He moved just a little as if to acknowledge my presence but didn't fly off. Grasshopper's usually don't let you get this close. I was about 15 inches away. I guess he needed a little more sun.
this one seemed slightly hairy
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I believe it is a young Carolina Grasshopper – Dissosteira carolina
A third instar nymph. I find grasshopper nymphs very difficult & initially thought this was probably a field grasshopper. But I now think it is most likely a common green grasshopper, despite the colour.
Oswestry Old Racecourse, Shropshire.
These stunning grasshoppers are native here and relatively common at least in some parts of the state, but this is the first time I've seen them for myself. Photos don't do them justice! The bright bold colors serve a purpose, too -- they warn would-be predators that these are not good to eat! Scientists call it aposematism; other examples include monarch butterflies, poison dart frogs, and skunks.
This grasshopper got really big by eating my hollyhocks. If it hadn't posed so nicely for me it would have been fish bait.
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"A man crawls for years on his stomach with his eyes closed.
Then one moment he opens his eyes and he's in a garden.
It's Spring." - Rumi
cant get the black and large version at the moment ...hmmm, what up with.
bighugelab ? ..just wanted the large version for you to feel also as a grasshopper for some seconds !..maybe later ....
# yellow blooming buttercups in the grass meadow ! .... when laying on the belly :-)
a happy bokehlicious wednesday to us all !
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Grasshoppers are typically ground-dwelling insects with powerful hind legs which allow them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously. As hemimetabolous insects, they do not undergo complete metamorphosis; they hatch from an egg into a nymph or "hopper" which undergoes five moults, becoming more similar to the adult insect at each developmental stage. At high population densities and under certain environmental conditions, some grasshopper species can change color and behavior and form swarms. Under these circumstances, they are known as locusts.
Grasshoppers are plant-eaters, with a few species at times becoming serious pests of cereals, vegetables and pasture, especially when they swarm in their millions as locusts and destroy crops over wide areas. They protect themselves from predators by camouflage; when detected, many species attempt to startle the predator with a brilliantly-coloured wing-flash while jumping and (if adult) launching themselves into the air, usually flying for only a short distance. Other species such as the rainbow grasshopper have warning coloration which deters predators. Grasshoppers are affected by parasites and various diseases, and many predatory creatures feed on both nymphs and adults. The eggs are subject to attack by parasitoids and predators.
Grasshoppers have had a long relationship with humans. Swarms of locusts can have devastating effects and cause famine, and even in smaller numbers, the insects can be serious pests. They are used as food in countries such as Mexico and Indonesia. They feature in art, symbolism and literature.
Grasshoppers are mostly green insects from the grasshopper order. 26 species live in Central Europe. The best known is the common grasshopper. Like all grasshoppers, grasshoppers communicate using various chirping sounds - and quite loudly.
Grashüpfer sind meist grüne Insekten aus der Ordnung der Heuschrecken. 26 Arten tummeln sich in Mitteleuropa. Am bekanntesten ist der Gemeine Grashüpfer. Wie alle Heuschrecken kommunizieren Grashüpfer über verschiedene zirpende Töne - und das ziemlich laut.
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.
Dave Barry
Urthling did it: www.flickr.com/photos/45918266@N00/21773597/
I always thought of grasshoppers as sort of late summer insects. They're certainly around now, as the flowers in the garden are starting to show their age through the wear on the petals. Still plenty of summer to go, though.
Grasshoppers normally dig a hole in soil in which to lay their eggs but this one looks like its been ovipositing on a leaf. The egg sacs can be seen at the rear of the abdomen! @ Arnside Knott
As I reached the coast early one morning, I could hear a grasshopper warbler reeling away in some scrub. As I walked further, there was another being it's usual skulky self. I sat around for a while, hiding behind some bushes hoping it would come out. It eventually did but not without a fair bit of patience