grasshopper

Bernard Suits, a philosopher who focused on sports, disagreed, and he drew on Aesop’s fable of the ant and the grasshopper in his inventive rebuttal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

The researchers partnered with farmers in Senegal who regularly face outbreaks of the Senegalese grasshopper.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026

In a series of posts, Gen Kainerugaba said his soldiers had captured Mr Sebuufu "liked a grasshopper" and he was learning Runyankore, a language spoken in western Uganda, while in custody.

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

Whether you are a grasshopper or a bird or a human, if you start destroying the environment in which you live, then you are overpopulated.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024

He spread his palm and watched the grasshopper fly off.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Of the 1.3 million schoolchildren evacuated from cities to the countryside, Mr. Scott writes, many “resorted to eating grasshoppers, snakes, and stream crabs as well as tooth-cleaning powder, paint, and crayons.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Among the more poignant moments, Charles laments the loss of wildlife at Highgrove, noting when he first moved in there nearly five decades ago he would hear cuckoos and see grasshoppers.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

"The study gave them a better understanding of grasshoppers and locusts, as well as a practical way to control them at the local level."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026

Insects that chew leaves, such as grasshoppers and caterpillars, suffer the most negative effects, including reduced reproduction and smaller body sizes.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024

I could see them running and laughing along the bank, chasing after grasshoppers for bait.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson