Grasshopper is a herbivorous insect of the suborder of Caelifera in Orthoptera order. This insect has an antenna that is almost always shorter than its body and also has a short ovipositor. The sound generated by some grasshopper species is usually produced by rubbing the rear femur against the front or abdominal wings (called stridulation), or by flapping its wings while flying. The rear femur is generally long and strong which is suitable for jumping.
These insects are generally winged, although their wings are sometimes unavailable to fly. The female locusts are generally larger than the male mantis.

Grasshopper Stone

Grasshopper that looks amazing, has a stone-like style, with dominant color gray equipped with blackish and whitish spots. Starting from the eyes, thorax, chest, and abdomen to the wingtips have a very coherent color, so it is very difficult to see if perch on the material in the form of twigs of wood or stone. Even his eyes look fused with the head, because it tends to one color. Grasshoppers have a size of about 2.5 cm, calm and relatively benign. Can be approached even touched. In field observations, the species selects grassy, rocky or even open ground locations. When perched on the grass or on the green leaf, it will look very contrasting. Like the mud attached to the leaves or twigs. At the observation sites, the number of individuals is large, can be found up to 20-30 individuals. They like to stay or settle on cattle or pigs' livestock.

saffron grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis)

is a kind of greenish yellow-colored grasshopper that can be eaten because it is a good source of protein.
Through the life cycle hemimetabola (incomplete) rank, it starts from the egg (in the ground), some non-adult rank (nymph) and so on the rank of adult insects.
In agriculture, turmeric grasshopper is considered a perosak. Adult insects and nymphs (locusts) melakukkan damaged by eating the leaves of the earth cover in the sap and palm oil estet

Hedge Grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)

is a kind of Hedge Grasshopper, grasshopper is not grown as a grasshopper grasshopper, grasshopper this species is also considered as agricultural pests because of eating foliage and they live and find food in groups that can cause vegetable plants to be bald. farmers usually use pesticides to expel the grasshopper.

In the Chinese food market, for example Donghuamen night market, grasshopper cuisine is served using a skewer
In some countries in Africa, grasshoppers are an important source of food other than some other types of insects. Grasshoppers are a source of protein and fat for daily diets, especially during a food crisis. Usually grasshopper cooked soup. Grasshoppers that are consumed in Uganda and some neighboring regions are called nsenene, although it is actually a grass cricket.
In some countries in the Middle East, grasshoppers are boiled with salt, dried in the sun, then eaten as a snack

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