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Crackling forest grasshopper

Trimerotropis verruculata
Name means: “named for the cracking sound it makes in flight; its Latin name means warty, for its rough, mottled look”
Eats: PlantsGrasshoppers and cricketsDeserts and dry places6 legs

The crackling forest grasshopper makes a loud cracking sound when it flies. It is mottled and bumpy, so it almost disappears on gravel and rock. It is a band-winged grasshopper from North America.

Lives in
North America, on gravel, rocks and ledges
Top speed
about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot sting.
What does it eat?
Like other grasshoppers, it eats plants.
For real!Photo of Crackling forest grasshopper
Picture by Mike Boone. CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Its name comes from the crackling noise it makes while flying.

2

Its rough, spotty look helps it hide on bare gravel and rock.

3

Scientists know two subspecies of it.

you asked

Most asked questions about Crackling forest grasshopper

?Why does the crackling forest grasshopper crackle?

It makes a cracking sound with its wings when it flies.

?Where does the crackling forest grasshopper live?

In North America, often on bare gravel, rock and stony ledges.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Trimerotropis verruculata
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Acrididae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Acrididae
Lives on
North America
Also known as
Cracker grasshopper

Where the facts come from

  1. Trimerotropis verruculata (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 Mike Boone. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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