| Thermal conditions in the previous year were strongly associated with grasshopper abundance in this oldfield prairie. |
| The growth stage of grasshopper nymphs can be determined by looking at the size of the individual and the length of the wing pads. |
| A grasshopper materialized, then several hornets, two shiny black wasps, a drab brown damselfly, and a large azure-blue dragonfly. |
| These include various lepidopterans and the African grasshopper, which adopt aposematic coloring as a warning. |
| The immature nymphs of hemimetabolous insects such as the grasshopper or cockroach for instance are born with adult-like morphology. |
| The creatures look part stick insect, part mantis, with a touch of grasshopper. |
