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The desert locust is a periodically swarming, short-horned grasshopper from the family Acrididae. They are primarily found in northern and eastern Africa, Arabia, and southwest Asia. However, they can extend their reach south to Eastern Africa, and into southern Europe, as well as east into northern India. Seeing as these […]

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The northern grasshopper mouse can be found from southern Canada, throughout central United States, and into central and eastern Mexico. They prefer dry habitats, prairies with low grass, and pastures. With a stable population throughout their range and no real threats, sans disease and natural predation, these critters are listed […]

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The katydid, aka bush cricket or long-horned grasshopper, lives on every continent, sans Antarctica. There are more than 6,400 known species of these critters. They can tolerate a wide range of habitats from tropical to cool, dry temperate, and even hot desert environments. The katydid is an insect that is […]

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The African desert locust, aka plague locust, seems to be here to stay. Locusts were a plague of Biblical proportions in 2020, and it’s bad. They arrive, seemingly out of nowhere and drive through farmlands and croplands, wiping clean the hard work of farmers; who can do nothing but watch […]

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With over 11,000 known species of grasshopper worldwide, these critters are able to survive in a wide variety of climates, as well as in numerous habitats. Grasshoppers are found in tropical rainforests, temperate forests, meadows, areas near ponds and streams, rocky areas, and deserts. As much of a pest as […]

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