OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaGrasshoppers are insects with big, powerful back legs made for jumping. They can leap 20 times the length of their own body! Grasshoppers are amazing jumpers that live in grassy fields.
Grasshoppers are usually green or brown so they can hide in the grass. They have big back legs, two antennae, and five eyes! Their large back legs are like springs that launch them into the air.
Grasshoppers love to munch on plants and grass. They chew with strong jaws that move side to side instead of up and down. A grasshopper can eat half its body weight in plants every single day.
- Some grasshoppers make music by rubbing their legs against their wings.
- You can often hear them chirping on a warm summer day.
- If a grasshopper jumped as far as a person could compared to its size, that would be like jumping from one end of a basketball court to the other!
