Plant-eating insects with chewing mouthparts. Antennas are short whip-shaped, hind legs are powerful, and they can avoid natural enemies by bouncing. The body color is green and brown.

There are more than 10000 species in the world, and there are more than 1000 species in China.

Grasshoppers have 1 pair of antennae, 1 pair of compound eyes and 3 single eyes, 1 piece of upper lip and lower lip, 2 pieces of upper jaw and lower jaw, 1 piece of tongue, 1 pair of feet in front chest, middle chest and back chest, and 65438 pieces.

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It is rich in protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and manganese, and low in fat and cholesterol, with a fat content of 5.25%, so it is very delicious. Common foods with grasshoppers as raw materials are:

One, eighteen monsters in Yunnan, three grasshoppers and one dish

Second, the unique way for Hani people to eat grasshoppers-grasshopper kimchi.

Third, Tianjin's unique snacks-fried grasshoppers and pancake-rolled grasshoppers.

Fourth, the northern folk custom-barbecue grasshoppers.

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