LIFE PROCESSES OF THE GRASSHOPPER 19 
Figure 6. — Female Grasshopper. 
Notice the position and shape of the modified legs at the end of the 
abdomen. 
FIELD STUDY 
Study living insects. Collect insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets, 
beetles, bees, wasps, flies, moths, butterflies, etc. Place some under 
tumblers and complete your report as follows : 
Whebe Found 
1 Number of 
1 Legs 
| Number of 
Wings 
Size of 
Wings 
Size of 
Third Leg 
Mouth Parts 
bC 
3 
o 
+= 
m 
Weak 
Separate 
TJ 
<D 
to 
B 
House fly . 
On food in the home 
6 
2 
Small 
Grasshopper 
On grass in the field 
6 
4 
Medium 
Moth . . 
On flowers in the park 
6 
4 
Large 
3. Life Processes of the Grasshopper. — The young grass¬ 
hopper must escape being eaten, must find food, must have 
oxygen to breathe, must be able to rid the body of waste 
substances, must be able to see, feel, and taste, must develop 
into an adult, and must do its part in providing for another 
generation of grasshoppers. If the grasshopper fails in any 
one of the first three of these necessities, it is unable to live, 
