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Red-shanked grasshopper

Xanthippus corallipes
Eats: PlantsGrasshoppers and cricketsGardens and meadows6 legs

The red-shanked grasshopper is a grasshopper from North and Central America. It belongs to a group called band-winged grasshoppers. Its name tells you to look at its legs, because red-shanked means it has red on its legs.

Lives in
North America and Central America
Top speed
about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not sting and is not dangerous to people.
What does it eat?
Like other grasshoppers, it munches on plants with its strong jaws.
For real!Photo of Red-shanked grasshopper
Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Scientists have split it into seven slightly different kinds, called subspecies.

2

Like all grasshoppers, it has long, strong back legs for big jumps.

3

It is part of the same big family as most of the grasshoppers you see hopping in fields.

you asked

Most asked questions about Red-shanked grasshopper

?Where does the red-shanked grasshopper live?

In North America and Central America.

?Is the red-shanked grasshopper dangerous?

No. It is a plant eater and does not sting or hurt people.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Xanthippus corallipes
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Acrididae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Acrididae
Lives on
North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Xanthippus corallipes (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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