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- Grasshopper is a jumping insect found in a variety of habitats.
- They use their long hind legs for jumping.
- They are leaping insects, found all over the world.
- They are found in gardens, forests and grasslands.
- They are green or brown in colour.
- They are closely related to crickets.
- They are herbivores and eat plants.
- They can jump between 10 and 20 times its body length without the help of its wings.
- Some grasshoppers make chirping sound by rubbing hind legs against wings.
- In some parts of the world people eat them in a dried, jellied or roasted form.
