grasshopper

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Their farms regularly suffer severe losses from Senegalese grasshopper swarms.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

"It's great to see a pink grasshopper and can be quite a surprise but they are perhaps more common than people think," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

“Having a tiny grasshopper in a big painting would look ridiculous.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

Suddenly a grasshopper crackling across the deserted plaza area made all three men and Nick’s mom jump as high as if they had just been bitten by a rattlesnake. ^ knock on the door.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols