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Variegated Grasshopper (Zonocerus Variegatus) The variegated grasshopper is found in Africa, south of the Sahara Dessert.  It is a very colorful creature and one of the most colorful grasshoppers in the world.  This highly intense color scheme the variegated grasshopper has warns predators to stay away.  The grasshopper stores toxins from plants it eats in …

Meadow Grasshopper  (Chortippus Parallelus) The meadow grasshopper is common to Europe.  It can be found among long grass in which it feeds.  The meadow grasshopper lays its eggs in the summer and it takes almost 9 months for them to hatch in the spring.  They usually will lay their eggs in bare soil or ant …

Red Winged Grasshopper (Oedipoda Germanica) The red-winged grasshopper is able to fly short distances when it is disturbed by someone or something. The color of the red winged grasshopper is undecerable until it takes flight, this is when you can see the brightly colored hind-wings. Once the red-winged grasshopper lands its color is hidden again. …

Snake Fly ( Raphidioptera) The Snake Fly has about 200 different species coming from 2 different, distinct insect families.  Both of these families have elongated heads and a prothorax that is also elongated with front legs that allows this insect to move it’s head quite rapidly.  The elongated head and pro-thorax gives the snake fly …

Alder flies have about 300 different species that populate the world.  These insects are closley related to Dobsonflies.  Alder flies wings are membrane-like with many veins running through them.  Their anterior (front) part is a little longer than their posterior (Back) part.  The Alder fly is typically dark in color.  Alder flies go through ten …