January 24, 2022

I am an American Bird Grasshopper

When I want to have babies, I dig -

I lay about 70 eggs in the soil, they hatch

Then go through five or six instars before they get big.

Location: Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/field/american_grasshopper.htm

https://www.amentsoc.org/insects/glossary/terms/instar/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson