Grasshoppers are smaller in size and larger in size. Another name for grasshoppers is grasshoppers. The simple difference is: pointed grasshopper, round-headed locust.

grasshopper:

1. Grasshopper is a kind of invertebrate, Insecta, Orthoptera, Acridoidea and Grasshopper. The common grasshopper in China is Chinese grasshopper. The female insect is larger than the male insect, with green or yellowish brown body, pointed head and conical shape. The antenna is short, and there is obvious compound eye at the base. Developed hind feet, good at jumping, and can make a "Zaza" sound when flying. If you hold two hind feet by hand, you can jump up and down. Chewing mouthparts, endangering Gramineae plants. More scattered in the fields and grass. There are many provinces in the south.

2. Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects with chewing mouthparts. Antennas are short whip-shaped, with powerful hind legs, which can be used to avoid natural enemies by bouncing. Body colors are green and brown, which is the protective color of living environment.

3. Grasshoppers have large mouths and developed jaws, and feed on plant leaves. There are more than 12, species of grasshoppers in the world, which are distributed in tropical and temperate grasslands and desert areas all over the world.

Locust:

1. Locust is an invertebrate, Insecta, Orthoptera, Acridoidea. The body is generally slender, divided into three parts: chest and abdomen, and the body surface is covered with a tough exoskeleton. The body color is green or tan. Chewing mouthparts. The hind feet are strong and suitable for jumping. The female insect is larger, with a short and curved ovipositor at the end of her body, so as to chisel the soil to lay eggs. The eggs are lumped. Incomplete metamorphosis, nymph is generally called "bug". The newly hatched nymph has no wings and can only jump, so it is commonly called "jumping bug". It needs to molt for five times and gradually develop into an adult with two pairs of wings. Nymphs and adults are similar in morphological structure and living habits, have the same feeding habits and eat a lot, which mainly harms Gramineae plants. There are many kinds, about 1, in the world and more than 3 in China.

2. Locusts are also called leeches, and now most of them are cultivated as oriental migratory locusts. Locusta migratoria manilensis belongs to Insecta, Orthoptera and Acridoidea.

grasshoppers and locusts look very similar, which can be distinguished by the above methods.