Five Grasshopper Fun Facts and Images – Can you find the grasshopper challenge!

Grasshoppers eat our plants and jump in our faces. How can we appreciate such annoying creatures? Read on and discover how cool grasshoppers are!

1. Grasshoppers can hide really well. They almost vanish in some environments. Take a look at the images below. One is hiding in the wood chips and another blends into the grass,
2. Some grasshoppers can fly over the ocean! The Gray Bird Grasshopper can travel for hundreds of miles over water and is the largest grasshopper in California, stretching out at 4 inches! The obscure bird grasshopper can hide really well!
3. There are many grasshopper predators from rodents to parasites. Check out our handy chart of grasshopper predators Use it for a school project!
4. Some people eat grasshoppers! Would you chow down on a fried grasshopper from a food truck specializing in insects?

To learn more about what the grasshopper’s exoskeleton is made of, read this other fun post on Home Grown Fun.

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