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North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers
North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Medium
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Hopping
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers, also known as Melanoplus, are the largest grasshoppers in North America. They have long, sharp spurs on the sides of their throats.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Acrididae
Genus
Melanoplus