Often regarded as a lucky symbol, grasshoppers are one of the oldest types of animals in the world, having first appeared ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts. Pictured is ...

A scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture discovered three new species of flightless grasshoppers in Florida. One of the newly identified species resides in the Malabar Scrub Sanctuary in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. By studying the physical characteristics of these grasshoppers, from the shapes and sizes to the colors of their body parts, the researcher found ...

In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this moment would mark the only sighting of a species that would soon be considered ...

Almost 400 native species of grasshoppers inhabit the Western United States, though only a small fraction (about 12 species) are considered pests. Grasshoppers compete with cattle and other herbivores ...

A “rare” species of grasshopper was “unintentionally” rediscovered while feeding on plants in Myanmar, according to a new study. Photo by Mar Lar Kyaw via Kavee Sirichantakul and Zootaxa While on a ...

Pictured is Agroecotettix silverheelsi, a newly described grasshopper from Texas named in honor of Jay Silverheels, an early Native American actor. Mississippi State’s JoVonn Hill, director of the ...