The eastern lubber grasshopper belongs to the insect order Orthoptera, family Acrididae. Orthoptera contains many different insects, including crickets, katydids, and grasshoppers. For a detailed discussion of this insect, click here to visit the University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department's featured creature article about the lubber grasshopper.
Grasshoppers are good subjects for learning some of the names of body parts that all insects have. This lesson has 3 parts. Part 1 is an introduction to some of the body regions and parts of a grasshopper. If you move your mouse cursor over portions of this picture of a lubber grasshopper you will see YOUR CURSOR CHANGE SHAPE TO A POINTING FINGER. If you click on these parts of the image you open a document describing the chosen area. You will find 6 items if you search hard. They are:
When you are satisfied that you have found all of the regions, select Part 2 for a more detailed diagram of named grasshopper body parts.