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:) Why do grasshoppers sit on the edge of a leaf?

Grasshoppers have strong chewing mouthparts which bite from side to side.  By sitting along the leaf edge, the grasshopper is out of the way of its chomping jaws.

 

Source:  Questions & Answers about the Natural World.  ISBN 1-40541-682-3.

 

 

Published Tuesday, March 27, 2007 5:13 AM by irenak

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