Who knew that grasshoppers could bite? Or had mouths, for that matter? I suppose they must eat. I did dissect one in Bio 101 back in college, so I suppose I should know this, but I didn't really think of the biting a human potential. They do seem to have mouths. Maybe the paps hurt. At any rate...
Aleks found a grasshopper in the front yard. He did this last week too.
These are nice big ones. I've never seen such large grasshoppers in Cleveland before. Wonder what we were feeding them this year...
He held it there for awhile so I could get a good look. Then it bit him and he yelled, "ow!!!" and I had to help him pry the thing off his finger.
Then there was this goo left behind. We're a little wary of grasshoppers now. After the whole toad information I got the other day, I was really keen to wash the brown goo off right away lest it burn a hole in his finger.
These are nice big ones. I've never seen such large grasshoppers in Cleveland before. Wonder what we were feeding them this year...
He held it there for awhile so I could get a good look. Then it bit him and he yelled, "ow!!!" and I had to help him pry the thing off his finger.
Then there was this goo left behind. We're a little wary of grasshoppers now. After the whole toad information I got the other day, I was really keen to wash the brown goo off right away lest it burn a hole in his finger.
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Thanks for the grasshopper tip! Ivy was trying to catch a big grasshopper the other day, I would have been a little more wary if I knew they could bite. I guess it makes sense though, since they can destroy crops.
I think they are the every so many years (?) locusts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust
They ate up our plants this year too. And they are big!
Hey, I think you're right, Kiersten! Weird. They look just like grasshoppers.
Oh, man, good to know, as we have been trying to catch some of those mega grasshoppers/locusts too! (More stuff for our hands to hold.) The boys recently wanted to keep one of the grasshoppers we caught as a pet.
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