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Blue-winged Grasshopper

Oedipoda caerulescens

The Blue-winged Grasshopper is a colorful insect with bright blue wings. It loves to hop around grassy fields and is fun to watch as it jumps from place to place.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Blue-winged Grasshopper has a highly variable body color, ranging from grey to brown or red, allowing it to perfectly camouflage. Its most striking feature is the bright blue hindwings, visible only in flight, which are edged with a broad black band.

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Blue-winged Grasshopper
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Blue-winged Grasshopper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its two big compound eyes can see almost all around them at once!

They have super strong jaws for munching tough plants!

When it gets cold, their eggs wait safely underground until spring.

Wow, their ears are actually on their tummy, right behind their legs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

The Blue-winged Grasshopper can change its body color to perfectly match its stony or sandy habitat, helping it hide from hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Sudden Blue Flash

When threatened, it flashes its bright blue hindwings to startle predators, giving it a precious second to escape by jumping away.

Fähigkeit

Spring-Loaded Escape

This grasshopper has powerful hind legs that allow it to jump incredible distances quickly, making a speedy getaway from danger.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-60 mm
Größe
15-38 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This grasshopper is a plant-eater, munching on various grasses and small green plants.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grasses
  • fescue
  • ryegrass
  • clover
  • other herbaceous plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

A common bird predator of grasshoppers.

eats

Sand Lizard

Lacerta agilis

Lizards frequently hunt grasshoppers in sunny habitats.

eaten by

Sheep's Fescue

Festuca ovina

This grass species is a primary food source for the grasshopper.

hunts

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

A formidable insect predator that preys on grasshoppers.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Grasshoppers are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Blue-winged Grasshopper?

30-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Blue-winged Grasshopper?

15-38 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blue-winged Grasshopper?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Blue-winged Grasshopper?

15 km/h

Was frisst Blue-winged Grasshopper?

This grasshopper is a plant-eater, munching on various grasses and small green plants.

Wo findet man Blue-winged Grasshopper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Blue-winged Grasshopper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Blue-winged Grasshopper?

6

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