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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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

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Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 25-40 mm
Tamaño: 13-23 mm
Esperanza de vida: 60-120 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 5-10 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

grasses
sedges
rushes
small herbaceous plants

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.