Lesser Marsh Grasshopper

Chorthippus albomarginatus

The Lesser Marsh Grasshopper is a small, green insect that loves to hop around in wet grassy areas. They are great at blending in with their surroundings and can be found in many places during the summer.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Lesser Marsh Grasshopper has a slender body, often green or brown, blending into its grassy home. Males typically feature a distinct pale or white stripe along the outer edge of their wing casings. Both sexes have long antennae and powerful hind legs for jumping.

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Lesser Marsh Grasshopper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Amazingly, these grasshoppers hear with tiny 'ears' located on their abdomen!

Baby grasshoppers, called nymphs, look like tiny adults without wings!

Male Lesser Marsh Grasshoppers have a special white edge on their wing casings!

They shed their skin, called molting, up to six times as they grow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Lesser Marsh Grasshoppers can launch themselves huge distances because of their strong, spring-loaded hind legs that helps them escape predators.

This grasshopper has natural colors and patterns that helps them blend perfectly into marsh grasses, making them very hard to spot.

Lesser Marsh Grasshoppers can 'sing' by rubbing their legs against their wings, making unique sounds that helps them find a mate.

Female grasshoppers have a special tool called an ovipositor that helps them carefully lay eggs safely underground.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 25-40 mm
Größe: 13-23 mm
Lebenserwartung: 60-120 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They munch on many types of grass and other leafy wetland plants.

Hauptnahrung

grasses
sedges
rushes
small herbaceous plants

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

A tasty snack for this wetland bird.

eaten by

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Caught in the intricate web of this striking spider.

eats

Common Bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris

Grazes on the leaves of this common marsh plant.

eats

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Feeds on this widespread rush in damp areas.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Getarnt

Getarnt beschreibt Organismen, die über eine Färbung oder Musterung verfügen, durch die sie mit ihrer Umgebung verschmelzen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.