Gafas, the grasshopper
It was the end of the winter
The hail was no longer falling‌
In the naked branches of the trees, the first buds appeared, a sign that soon the leaves were going to be born ...
On the ground, the first daffodils were beginning to emerge ...
When, in a field trip, we went to look for bees, we found ...
A
GIANT grasshopper ...
We get a magnifying glass box, put him in there and We observe it, carefully ...
First with fear ...
Then full of curiosity ...
He was so beautiful, with very colorful standards on his body ...
Had two antennas, two big eyes, two wings, six legs, with the largest posterior for him to jump.
And we watch him until we realize that he was as scared as we were. How did we find that? It was easy‌
At the bottom of the box, near to his feet, appeared a big “poop�... That`s disgusting !!!
It was time to return him to its habitat. We opened the box and...
And he jumped straight to the bars ...
It was almost the same color as the iron ...
And from there jumped to the tree. We almost could not see him. Was very well camouflaged!
Beautiful, isn´t it?
And the story would have ended here if‌
Already in the middle of spring ...
With flowering daffodils ...
And the trees in bloom ...
The plants in the garden began to appear all eaten...
Because our grasshopper was a girl who has come to put her eggs in our garden ...
And some children are born of eggs ...
Who fed from our garden.
UFFFF ...? Thankfully we have a garden!
Because we like very much to have them around here. That is how we gained a new pet. Jardim de inf창ncia de S. Bento Valejas, Oeiras, Portugal
What we learned ... Locusts belong to the group of insects. They are green or brown. The colors of the grasshopper help them to pass unnoticed in the environment. They have two antennas generally longer than the body, a chewing mouthparts and have segmented abdomen. They have three pairs of legs and two wings. The hind legs are longer and serve to make jumps that can reach over a meter. The legs have spines that locusts use to defend themselves from their enemies. They live in temperate and tropical areas around the world. Often migrate in large masses forming big clouds. When you gather in flocks can eat an whole field causing many losses in agriculture. They eat vegetation and grasses are their favorite food. They reproduce by laying eggs. When they born they are like small adults, called nymphs and wingless. The grasshopper produces sound by rubbing the hind legs on the wings.