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| | | | Locusts | | Locusts belong to the orders of Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) and grasshoppers (Caelifera). They constitute the sum of all species of these two orders and they are called Orthoptera. Examples include: Cricket, Great Green Bush Cricket, Chorthippus parallelus and Acrididae. They are found globally except in extremely cold areas. European species have migrated from colder regions, and also partly from the south because of increasing temperatures. | | |
| | | Orthoptera differ from other insects in the following ways: they have 2 pairs of wings, biting and chewing mouth parts , 3 simple eyes as well as compound eyes , a number of different wire-like sensors, a saddle-like Pronotum, hind legs which make them capable to jump, organs for the production and perception of sound and 11 segments of the abdomen with an ovipositor on the female abdomen .
Egg-laying is done either directly on the ground or in frothy cocoons. European locusts - in contrast to the tropical species - develop in 6 larval stages. Locusts usually spend the winter in the egg state but there are species which overwinter as larvae or adults. Orthoptera can be herbivores or omnivores. 2 species live on aphids. As a rule, Orthoptera are solitary animals, however, migratory locusts live temporarily in large swarms, and can cause major damage to crops . In some cultures, Orthoptera in general constitute part of the diet. | | |
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