Stats

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

About

This grasshopper lives in dry, open fields and rocky patches of grassland. It snaps its wings together mid-flight to produce a loud, rhythmic crackling sound.

Life cycle

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