The grasshopper

in #insect3 years ago

Dear all Hive users, this is not about NSFW but about a romance and facts of grashoppers. Do you know a grasshopper? How is its reproduction?
Facts About Grasshoppers

The green grasshopper is called Oxya serville. It is a herbivore. It eats leaves. Grasshoppers are insect pests.But did you know that grasshoppers contain a lot of protein and can be consumed by humans.There are several attempts to cultivate grasshoppers for bird feed and even for human consumption.
Reproduction

Grasshoppers reproduce by laying eggs. Male grasshoppers enter sperm through the ovipositor, which is the female grasshopper's genitals. Grasshoppers reproduce by laying eggs. Male grasshoppers enter sperm through the ovipositor, which is the female grasshopper's genitals. Meanwhile, the male sex is called Aedeagus.
Sperm will be distributed to the ovarium for fertilization. A female grasshopper can produce up to 300 eggs.

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After the eggs in the ovarium are ready, the female grasshopper will lay the eggs under the ground about 1 or 2 inches deep. The eggs are protected in a pea-like envelope until they hatch after a few weeks. In subtropical countries, the eggs will hatch after winter when the weather is warm. However, if there is bad weather, grasshopper eggs can become dormant for 9 months.

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