Scientific Classification:
- Order: Orthoptera
Grasshoppers
Physical Appearance:
- A pair of short antennae, a pair of compound eyes, three pairs of legs where the hind legs (femurs) are longer and stronger (for leaping), a mandible
- Three segments on its body: head, thorax, abdomen
- A pair of membranous hind wings, a pair of leatherlike front wings
- Females have valves at the end of the abdomens
- Males have a single unpaired plate at the end of the abdomens
- Life cycle: egg - nymph - adult
- Incomplete metamorphosis
Food Source:
- Nymph and adult: specific food plant such as grasses and leaves
Crickets
Physical Appearance:
- A pair of long antennae, a pair of eyes, a mandible, three pairs of legs where the hind legs are stronger which help in leaping further
- Three segments on its body: head, thorax, abdomen
- Looks a bit like a cockroach
- Some species have spikes on their legs
- Only the male crickets chirp
- Chirping depends on the species and the environmental temperature
- Females have longer projections at the end of the abdomens
- Life cycle: egg - nymph - adult
- Incomplete metamorphosis
Food Source:
- Nymph and adult: omnivores and scavengers. For instance, organic materials, decaying plant material and fungus
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Name: Grasshopper
Location: UMP, Pahang
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Name: Cricket
Location: UMP, Pahang
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| Name: Cricket Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Cricket Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Cricket Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Cricket Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Cricket Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Grasshopper Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Grasshopper Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Cricket Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Grasshopper Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Grasshopper Location: UMP, Pahang |
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| Name: Locust Location: UMP, Pahang |
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