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Grasshoppers and Crickets

 
 

Picture of a Carolina Grasshopper.

Carolina Grasshopper
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Carolina Grasshoppers can be found throughout the entire United States. They eat plants and grass and are good flyers dispite thier erractic-looking flight paths. As with most insect species, the female Carolina Grasshopper is larger than the male. C... READ MORE

Picture of a Carolina Locust.

Carolina Locust
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
The Carolina Locust is another in the line of Short-horned Grasshoppers and can be identified by their short antenna and rough-looking exterior. Often found throughout North America, the Carolina Locust is generally regarded as the least destructive ... READ MORE

Picture of a Dark Jerusalem Cricket.

Dark Jerusalem Cricket
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Dark Jerusalem Crickets are a wingless species common to California. They are rather large for a cricket and have a distinctly large head. The most identifying feature of this insect is its striped abdomen featuring black and light lines. This critte... READ MORE

Picture of a Field Cricket.

Field Cricket
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Field Crickets are a common site throughout the United States. Warm summer nights bring them out en masse as the males chirp about (up to 30 times a minute) in an effort to attract a female. Field Crickets make them homes in the ground or built-up p... READ MORE

Picture of a House Cricket.

House Cricket
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Crickets can appear very similarly to their related cousins - the Grasshopper - but can be discerned by the fact that common crickets only have 3 tarsal segmented body sections. Crickets are a very common nighttime sound as males produce their chirpi... READ MORE

Picture of a Jerusalem Cricket.

Jerusalem Cricket
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
This slow-moving humpbacked cricket is often taken for a spider until one counts the number of legs. They are really slow in spring during their mating season. Their hind legs have 2 rows of spines. The tracks they leave behind are unique, cr... READ MORE

Picture of a Katydid.

Katydid
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Katydids get their name from the sounds they make. The repetitive calls sounded like someone saying, "Ka-ty-did". They are remarkably well-camouflaged for sitting on trees. Their body resembles a green leaf, even down to the detailed venation (v... READ MORE

Picture of a Mormon Cricket.

Mormon Cricket
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
In 1848, this species of katydid nearly wiped out the crops of Mormon farmers. They prefer grasses and sage brush, but can be seen at the openings of forests as well. While this species eats plant matter, sometimes it resorts to cannibalism.... READ MORE

Picture of a Northern Mole Cricket.

Northern Mole Cricket
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Mole Crickets are a breed of cricket commonly found east of the Rocky Mountains with a broad range reaching from southern Canada into Mexico. They tend to operate during nighttime hours and spend most of their time burrowing into soil. Identifying... READ MORE

Picture of a Spotted Camel Cricket.

Spotted Camel Cricket
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
The high arching 'back' of this cricket helped name it. This species is found in forests, under rocks and even in basements. They feed at night on plants and even some other insects. These Camel Crickets have the traditional large hind legs... READ MORE

Picture of a Spur-throated Grasshopper.

Spur-throated Grasshopper
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Spur-throated Grasshoppers (part of the Short-horned Grasshopper family) are the most common species of grasshopper in all of North America. Noted mostly for the damage that inflict to crops in the Midwest states, the Spur-throated Grasshopper appear... READ MORE

 
BugFinder - Search Insects by Color and State
BugFinder allows for a quick search of our database of insects. Simply select a primary color, a secondary color and the state in question. Hardly scientific but if it's in our database, this can help you find what you're looking for. Dominant Color:
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