Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: What kind of grasshopper?, 0 by ncaptiva

ncaptiva wrote:
I see these all the time on my property about twice a year. They're actually pretty fascinating (to me, anyway!) At one point in the year, I start seeing lots of small black grasshoppers (they look much more like crickets) with either a yellow or orange stripe on their back. Then they'll disappear for a while, until they come back looking like the photo I've attached. It was someone else that had told me the "crickets" and giant ones are the same creature, so I hope they were correct. They must be poisonous to other animals & insects because it's one of the only bugs that none of the spiders, fish, etc. on my property will eat. All the insect predators avoid them like the plague. I've seen birds, raccoons & opossums eat them, too, and then throw up almost right away! Fascinating... (lol)

This message was edited Oct 3, 2009 8:01 PM