In the mixedgrass prairie where mid grasses and short grasses grow in mosaic patches, the fourspotted grasshopper occupies the patches of short grass. It has been recorded infrequently from the ...

A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

Grasshopper, which is about the size of two ... The team tucked the roots of the grass into spiked, metal clips that anchor them in the ground. The spikes secure the plants against waves and ...

Scientists used 65-year-old grasshopper collections to uncover how climate change affects insect sizes, revealing which ...

One hot summer’s day a Grasshopper sat on a blade of grass enjoying the sunshine. ‘What a fine day,’ he said. ‘The sun’s shining and I’ve got as much grass as I can eat.’ The ...

A new study of Colorado grasshoppers shows that, while the answers are complicated, biologists have much of the knowledge they need to make these predictions and prepare for the consequences. The ...

The nymphs feed also on cool- season grasses: western wheatgrass, downy brome, and sixweeks grass. As the season progresses and the grasshoppers become adults, they feed more on warm-season grasses, ...

Pictured is Agroecotettix silverheelsi, a newly described grasshopper from Texas named in honor of Jay Silverheels, an early Native American actor. Mississippi State’s JoVonn Hill, director of ...