Orthoptera includes some 20,000 species of grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, and katydids, most being herbivores. They are relatively large insects with an enlarged pronotum. The hind femora are large and adapted for jumping. Females have a large ovipositor but male genitalia are not visible externally.
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Video from YouTube showing the life cycle and swarming activities of the locust.
Photos and brief facts on species of the Canadian Prairies and northern Great Plains.
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet on grasshopper control in field and garden.
Pictures and information on the Orthopterans found in Queensland, Australia.
The characteristics of these insects, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.
Research by David Robinson and Marion Hall on mating systems, songs and signals, hearing, analysis and the information content of signals.
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Research by David Robinson and Marion Hall on mating systems, songs and signals, hearing, analysis and the information content of signals.
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Pictures and information on the Orthopterans found in Queensland, Australia.
The characteristics of these insects, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.
Video from YouTube showing the life cycle and swarming activities of the locust.
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet on grasshopper control in field and garden.
Photos and brief facts on species of the Canadian Prairies and northern Great Plains.
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