The green grasshopper is not an insect in Part 1 20

The scientific name of the grasshopper is the mantis, which is large, similar in appearance to locusts, with a grass-green body and slender antennae. The forewings of the male insect rub against each other, and they can make a crisp and loud sound. Like to eat melons, fruits, beans, etc., people use small bamboo cages to raise ornamental; The appearance of the mantis resembles that of locusts, but if you look closely, you can see that their body armor is far less hard than that of locusts, and more importantly, they have filament-thin antennae that are longer than their own antennae.

And the antennae of locusts are thick and short. The call of the mantis has a metallic feel and is louder, sharper, and more piercing than that of the cricket. Some can be transmitted one or two hundred meters away, and the size and sound of the mantis are not the same, and the body size is also different, there are slender weavers, and there are also short and fat gnats.

The locust is a native of the order Orthoptera. They have a pair of well-developed membranous inner wings that are good at flying and well-developed hind feet, about jumping.

Locusts, crickets, and mantis are three different insect families, and they all belong to the class Insecta Orthoptera, but Mantis is the general name of the insects of the family Orthoptera, locusts are the general family of locusts, and crickets are the general name for insects of the family Crickets. There have been some early translations, such as Fabre's Insects, that have led to misunderstandings by mistakenly confusing mantis with crickets.

Read an excerpt from Fabre's Insects.

The Green Grasshopper is a scientific observation essay written by the famous French entomologist Fabre. The article introduces the green grasshopper in the natural environment, and introduces its appearance characteristics and living habits. Reading this article can not only master scientific knowledge, but also taste the strong literary color, which can stimulate students' interest in reading, and better understand and appreciate the interest of expository texts.

In the classroom, the students' doubts fully mobilized the students' enthusiasm for learning, and also put forward some valuable questions, which should continue to be maintained in the future.

Appearance features:This insect is very beautiful, tender green, with two pale white ribbons on the side, a graceful figure, slender and well-proportioned, and two large wings as light as yarn.

Life characteristics: Green grasshoppers are mostly found in plains, farmlands, peanut fields, bean fields, corn fields, vegetable fields and other crop areas. The green grasshopper pays attention to the whole body is turquoise, without the slightest variegation, in the vast winter, this large emerald green grasshopper can show the beauty of nature, but also particularly dazzling.

Omnivorous, but prey on other insects. They can kill each other when they are hungry, and generally females eat more males. Since it can prey on some pests, it should be caught and used reasonably. The silkworm area is regarded as a pest.

The natural enemies of the insect include Beauveria bassiana, red parasitic mutilation, locusts, and sometimes they are killed when they hunt for bees. In addition to appreciating insect breeding, it can also be used as a natural enemy of pests for protection and utilization. In addition, its eggs are very nutritious and have a high protein content, which can be eaten fried or fried to the grasshopper is also a delicacy.