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Grasshopper

Caelifera
Grasshopper

Common name for a group of insects

Overview

Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic, around 250 million years ago.

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