Re: what is the scientific name for a grasshopper

Date: Sat May 12 21:58:25 2001
Posted By: Eric Maass, Director, semiconductors / communication products
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 989617073.Zo

Message:


Grasshoppers belong to the scientific family, Acrididae.


Within Acrididae, grasshoppers belong to a variety of subfamilies and 
species, many of which are detailed here:

Grasshopper Fact Sheets

Here are some other interesting sites on grasshoppers:

Grasshopper website

About Grasshoppers and Crickets

How Grasshopppers Jump


Grasshoppers of Florida

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