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Club-legged grasshopper

Gomphocerus sibiricus
Eats: PlantsGrasshoppers and cricketsGardens and meadows6 legs

The club-legged grasshopper is a grasshopper that likes the cold. Most of them live in Siberia. In the warmer parts of Europe it lives only high up in the mountains.

Lives in
Siberia and the high mountains of Europe, such as the Alps and the Pyrenees
Top speed
about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not sting, and it will jump away if you come close.
What does it eat?
Like other grasshoppers, it eats grass and other plants.
For real!Photo of Club-legged grasshopper
Picture by Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

In Europe you can find it in big mountain ranges such as the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians and the Caucasus.

2

Its home stretches across Europe and Asia all the way to Siberia.

3

It belongs to the short-horned grasshoppers, which have short feelers.

you asked

Most asked questions about Club-legged grasshopper

?Where does the club-legged grasshopper live?

Mostly in Siberia. In central and southern Europe it lives only high in the mountains.

?Is the club-legged grasshopper dangerous?

No. It is a harmless grasshopper.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Gomphocerus sibiricus
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Acrididae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Acrididae
Lives on
Europe, Asia

Where the facts come from

  1. Gomphocerus sibiricus (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 Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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