grasshopper
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Their farms regularly suffer severe losses from Senegalese grasshopper swarms.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
Her metal artworks include a large grasshopper and a dinosaur, which are installed in her garden.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
In Oregon, state lawmakers in recent years have allocated millions of dollars to assess the problem and set up a Mormon cricket and grasshopper “suppression” program.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
The young man said, “I don’t suppose you remember me, Mr. Bowditch. I haven’t been around Salem much for years. I was knee high to a grasshopper when I went to Harvard.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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