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Treehoppers?
Most grasshoppers live in the grass as one would expect from the name. But at least one grasshopper prefers trees to grass. A rare grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, Melanoplus punctualatus was recently found by a Kansas middle-school student, participating in a schoolyard prairie project. The insect is native to eastern and southern forests in the USA. It is rarely seen in other areas. A local entomologist confirmed the identification and is studying the feeding habits of the group of insects found in the area.
Links:
- Grasshopper Takes to the Trees on Prairie Research Site from Kansas City infoZine
- This Grasshopper Prefers Trees from Live Science
Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 2:02 PM on August 5, 2005
