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Common Conehead
-2 relatively short antennas - Long, bright green body - 6 legs - Wings (difficult to see) on the side of its body - Shades of brown to help with camouflage
Although this grasshopper found its place on this brick wall, they generally prefer to live in dry open habitats with an abundance of grass or other low vegetation. Many live in forests and many like to invade farmer`s crop fields as well.
At first, I wasn`t knowledgeable about the difference between grasshoppers and crickets, but now I know that crickets have long antennae`s, whereas grasshoppers have short ones. Grasshoppers also sing/chirp by rubbing their hind legs with their wings. On the other hand, crickets make a noise by rubbing their wings together.
Spotted on Oct 4, 2016
Submitted on Dec 5, 2016
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