This is a grasshopper.  It uses its back legs to jump.  They can also fly.

Grasshoppers live all over the world.  Lots of grasshoppers live in in grassland and in forests.  Some grasshoppers live in caves, dessert and bogs.

Grasshoppers eat plants.

Some birds, rodents, reptiles and spiders eat grasshoppers.

Grasshoppers 'sing' to attract females.  They rub two wings together or rub their leg on a wing.  Each grasshopper has a different song.  They only sing when the sun shines!

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