The green grasshopper is known even to small children to whom parents sing the popular song about this insect. However even not each adult will distinguish him from a locust, similar to it. And a difference between them at the same time huge.
Description of a grasshopper
The grasshopper treats a suborder of Nematocera and family of the Real Grasshoppers. The name of this insect is directly connected with his chirring reminding sounds of blow of a hammer to an anvil. The grasshopper is a predator, its sting is followed by rather unpleasant feelings. Eats various small living creatures, some flowers and fruit. For the person it is rather another, than the enemy as destroys insects phytophages.
The head of a grasshopper mobile, jaws – narrow and extremely sharp, a small muzzle has predatory and evil expression. Rather short, but massive paunch. Mustache at a grasshopper long, they have huge value in his life. With their help the insect is guided in space and gropes the production. Back pads at a grasshopper rather long. Thanks to them he moves, makes a start during attack on the victim. Front extremities help to grab branches at movement on trees. Besides, they participate in production capture. Behind is available for a grasshopper female similar to a sword yaytseklad. With its help the insects lay the eggs to various secluded places (under bark of trees, in stalks of plants, etc.). Grasshoppers show the greatest activity in night-time. They can settle down on branches of bushes and trees. Day is tried to be spent somewhere in the secluded place, gathering at the same time in a large number. Can fly in a window with light at night.
Description of a locust
The locust belongs to Korotkousym, families of the Filly. Allocate a harmful locust and a harmless filly. Herbivorous insects are capable to do serious harm to agricultural grounds. The locust has the inactive head. Expression of a muzzle – stupid, jaws – powerful. Externally the locust radiates tranquility and lack of aggression. Has a long, oblong paunch. Whiskers of a locust are shorter, than at a grasshopper. Except decorative function, do not bear any semantic loading. Forepaws of a locust not such strong, as at a grasshopper. Their paramount task is creation of a support at movement. Hinder legs are besides shorter, but they give the chance to an insect to carry out jumps on rather long distances. Yaytseklada is not available for a locust. Therefore postponement of eggs happens to the soil. The locust prefers to move during daylight hours. It can be seen on soil or in a grass. Often are located the whole packs. Thus, the main differences of a grasshopper from a locust consist in the following: 1. The grasshopper is representatives of a subfamily of Nematocera, families of the Real Grasshoppers, a locust – subfamilies Korotkousykh, families of Fillies. 2. The grasshopper is a predator, a locust – a herbivorous insect. 3. Grasshoppers bring benefit to the person, a locust – harm. 4. The greatest activity of grasshoppers at night, a locust – in the afternoon. At a locust more oblong paunch, than at a grasshopper, but is shorter mustache with paws. 6. Grasshoppers have yaytseklad by means of which lay eggs to secluded places, at a locust it is absent therefore eggs are put directly in soil. By these criteria it becomes much simpler to differentiate two different insects.