Small exotic grasshopper leaf eaters.

Fauna which has the scientific name Dissosteira Carolina which is classified from the arthropod phylum is a type of insect that we often see and observe in almost all regions, both in Aceh and the archipelago. Generally it is known by most people in various regions.

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#There are certain areas in the world where some people eat grasshopper as a menu, because it has a high protein content, and is good for the body and makes it as a snack in between.

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Likewise with babbling or a bird, especially birds that are in the wild making this grasshopper as the main food in addition to eating other small types of insects.
There are several types of grasshoppers who are very fond of eating leaves, this is known to the public as pests that can kill plants because the saliva contains toxins that will make the plant wither and die.

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In addition, many people use grasshoppers to be consumed by processing them into flour and chips or dry foods. Included among the use of grasshoppers as valuable small insects are given as food for birds sold in the bird market. But not all types of grasshoppers are safe to be consumed by birds and the type of grasshopper that is usually eaten by birds is the green grasshopper and the type of green devil grasshopper too. #Whereas for grasshoppers that are black or red try not to be given to birds because they will be dangerous because they have not yet known the nutritional or toxic elements.

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Jumping animal species |grasshopper|| are most commonly found, especially in locations that have permanent standing water and are filled with aquatic plants. This tiny grasshopper has a size of about 2.0 to 2.5 cm depending on its habitat, with a dominant green color, except for the dark wings with black stripes extending from the back of the facet's eyes to the wing tips. Black neck, and there are faint black stripes that extend above the abdomen |abdomen||.

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These green grasshoppers have thousands because there are so many in each place. The main foods are leaves, especially rice leaves, water hyacinth, kangkung leaves and lotus petals as well as grass on the edge of rice fields and various types of small insects.

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During observations in the wild or habitat, this green grasshopper is also found in rice fields or garden crops that have irrigation. Several sources are known that there are certain ethnic groups in the archipelago that make this green grasshopper an additional source of protein. These grasshoppers can be found throughout the year, and are found in all regions. Interestingly enough, it turns out that the nymphs of the wooden grasshopper |Hedge Grasshopper|| can have a different color than before after changing the skin with the new color will be more similar to the background color where the animal lives.

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The nymphs of wood grasshoppers that do not have any color change, are always green, maybe because the environment around them is always green. But the nymphs of wood grasshoppers that were originally green finally turned brown. Grasshopper nymphs |Valanga nigricornis||, grasshopper nymphs at an early stage have black marks on their hind legs. The black mark will fade more and more every time the nymph finishes a skin change process.

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Grasshoppers are winged insects, but they rarely fly, they prefer to use their strong hind legs to support jumping. A Grasshopper can jump 10 to 21 times its body length.
There are three main body parts in the Grasshopper, namely the head, chest and abdomen. Grasshoppers have six jointed legs and two pairs of wings followed by two antennas on its head, while the function of the antenna is as a senses that can detect touch vibrations, and air movement detects ambient temperatures and the main ones detect odors and flavors.

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This small fauna undergoes an imperfect metamorphosis cycle in its life, namely, the beginning of eggs, young grasshoppers or nymphs and adult grasshopper, the cool name Imago. This cute animal breeds by means of Ovipar terms. The eggs are placed in the ground or under a pile of fallen leaves and in a layer of wood. Grasshoppers can produce eggs 15 to 250 tiny eggs. The laying process is carried out for 4 to 5 days. For the characteristics of Grasshopper eggs are small granules that have a hard texture.

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After that the Grasshopper eggs will then hatch into Nymphs, which are young grasshoppers that do not have wings, so it will only walk and jump on the grass or on the leaves and small grass while foraging. For information, Grasshopper nymphs are generally white or green.

#well! that's a little review of cute little animals, the Grasshopper.

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