grasshopper
Let an agent handle grasshoppers by species, ecology, pest status and use as food, including locust outbreaks.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle grasshoppers by species, ecology, pest status and use as food, including locust outbreaks.
An insect of the suborder Caelifera, with strong hind legs for jumping, short antennae and chewing mouthparts, including locusts in their swarming phase.
What it is for: Grasshoppers are organisms; they feed birds and other animals, some damage crops, and some are eaten.
It can be identify it; monitor locust outbreaks; control pests, with approved methods; farm or eat it, where authorised.
Distinguishing features
Caelifera, with short antennae
Jumping hind legs and chewing mouthparts
Locusts are grasshoppers with a swarming phase
Crickets and katydids are in a different suborder
What it looks like
A green or brown insect with long jumping hind legs, short antennae and wings folded along the back.
Physical character
body length: 10-120 mm
locust swarm density: up to 80 million per km2 insects
How it is recognised
Large hind legs for jumping
Short antennae distinguish grasshoppers from crickets and katydids
Locusts change colour and behaviour when swarming
Related models
is a kind of - Orthoptera
eats - herbivore
is confused with - long antennae
is eaten as - edible insects
In practice
Families and kinds
short-horned grasshoppers
locusts
pygmy grasshoppers
edible grasshoppers such as chapulines
Identifiers
scientific name binomial species
Standards and regulation
FAO Desert Locust monitoring
Pesticide rules for locust control
Novel food rules for edible insects
Failure modes and hazards
Locust swarms destroying crops
Pesticide harm to non-target species
Allergy when eaten
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.grasshopper
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identification Which grasshopper.
Species and phase matter.
Species
Name.
Species
The species.
- Which species is this? definition
- Is it a locust species? definition
Phase
Solitary or gregarious.
Phase
Behavioural phase.
- Is it in the solitary or swarming phase? definition
- What triggers the change? definition
Ecology Where and what it eats.
Ecology explains abundance.
Habitat
Grasslands.
Habitat
Habitat.
- Where does it live? definition
- What does it eat? definition
Predators
Food web.
Food web
Role as prey.
- Which animals depend on it as food? definition
- Is its population changing? measurement
Pest management Crops and swarms.
Locust outbreaks threaten food security.
Monitoring
Outbreak warnings.
Monitoring
Current warnings.
- Is there a locust warning in this region, according to FAO? provenance
- What stage is the outbreak? measurement
Control
Methods.
Control
Control methods.
- Which control methods are approved? provenance
- How are non-target species protected? action
Food Eating grasshoppers.
Grasshoppers are traditional food in many places.
Authorisation
Novel food status.
Food status
Food authorisation.
- Is it authorised as food here? provenance
- How must it be prepared safely? action
Allergy
Cross-reactivity.
Allergy
Allergy warnings.
- Who should avoid eating it, for example people with shellfish allergy? boundary
- How is it labelled? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should locust species be separate entries?
- How should outbreak status be linked?
- How should edible insect authorisation be recorded?