Grasshopper, Crickets, and Katydids (order Othoptera)

Peterson calls this a "noisy" and diverse order. The order name is from the Greek word for straight and wings.


Grasshoppers (Family Acrididae)


Red-legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum)
Quarry Road, Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. 10/4/21

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