Order Orthoptera (Noun)
Meaning
Grasshoppers and locusts; crickets.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The order Orthoptera consists of grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, and other related insects with powerful hind legs for jumping.
- Some species of the order Orthoptera are well-known for their distinctive songs, produced by rubbing their wings together.
- Grasshoppers and crickets, which are both members of the order Orthoptera, have evolved unique defense mechanisms to avoid predators.
- Researchers studying the order Orthoptera have made significant discoveries about the complex life cycles of these insects.
- Locusts, a subgroup of the order Orthoptera, are known to form massive swarms that can devastate crops and cause significant economic damage.