Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Katydids & Crickets)
The order Orthoptera includes the grasshoppers, katydids, crickets, and locusts, and are hemimetabolous, meaning after hatching from eggs they develop from immature to adult through many stages of molting.
Resources
Background image by M.E.S. member Brandon Woo: Melanoplus femurrubrum (pink form); 12 Sept 2020; Viles Arboretum (Kennebec Co.)
M.E.S. Member Photos of Orthoptera
Prionyx sp. with Melanoplus bivittatus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) 30 August 2011; East Point Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool (York Co.) By Brandon Woo
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Orthoptera: Acrididae) 26 July 2014; Kennebunk Plains (York Co.) Photo by Brandon Woo