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Locust vs. Grasshopper

The main difference between Locust and Grasshopper is that Locusts are grasshoppers which advance gregarious characteristics in the appropriate environmental conditions forming an established group whereas grasshoppers are ground lodging insects which go over a phase of incomplete metamorphosis before emerging into the adult stage.

Key Differences

Locusts comprise the ability to exist in the solitary or gregarious phase; on the other hand, grasshoppers can only exist in solitary.
Locust is describing by a behavior known as swarming on the contrary grasshopper is typically solitary and does not swarm.
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Sep 10, 2019
Locusts can cause plagues and large scale crop damage conversely grasshopper cannot do much harm on its own.
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Sep 10, 2019
Locusts are grasshoppers which develop gregarious features in suitable environmental conditions forming an establish group whereas grasshoppers are ground lodging insects which go through a phase of incomplete metamorphosis before emerging into the adult stage.
A locust belongs to the family Acrididae on the flip side grasshopper is an insect that belongs to the order Orthoptera.
Locusts may alternate their body shape and color, fertility, and survival behavior oppositely grasshoppers generally do not comprise these features.
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Sep 10, 2019
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Locusts can travel over large distances while grasshoppers cannot travel a long distance.
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Sep 10, 2019
Locusts can form dense swarms and bands on the flip side grasshoppers generally do not.
Janet White
Sep 10, 2019
The locust contains only one family, whereas the grasshopper contains 28 distinct families.
Locusts can occur in two different behavioral states which are migratory and gregarious unlikely grasshoppers do not exist in two states.
Samantha Walker
Sep 10, 2019
A locust is a form of a grasshopper which comprises shorthorn; on the other hand, the grasshopper is not a type of a locust.
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Sep 10, 2019

Comparison Chart

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A type of a grasshopper which is shorthorn
Ground dwelling insects
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Behavior

Swarming
Solitary

Migration

Can migrate to long-distance
Cannot migrate

Camouflage

Change their body-color
Cannot change their body-color
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Family

One family
Twenty-eight families

Classification

Family Acrididae
Suborder Caelifera

Disorder

Can a source of plagues and large scale crop damage.
Cannot do much harm while their numbers are low.
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Locust and Grasshopper Definitions

Locust

Any of various short-horned grasshoppers that sometimes migrate in immense swarms, devouring vegetation and crops.

Grasshopper

Any of numerous orthopteran insects, chiefly of the suborder Caelifera, characteristically having long, powerful hind legs adapted for jumping.

Locust

A cicada, especially a periodical cicada.

Grasshopper

A light, usually unarmed airplane used for liaison and scouting.

Locust

Any of several trees of the pea family bearing long pods, especially the black locust, honey locust, and carob.

Grasshopper

A cocktail consisting of crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and cream.

Locust

The wood of any of these trees.

Grasshopper

A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.

Locust

Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).

Grasshopper

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

Locust

A fruit or pod of the carob tree.

Grasshopper

In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.

Locust

Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree.

Grasshopper

A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.

Locust

A cicada.

Grasshopper

(figuratively) A young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.

Locust

A Mainlander.

Grasshopper

(musical instrument) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.

Locust

(intransitive) To come in a swarm.

Grasshopper

Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididæ and Locustidæ, having large hind legs adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species and genera are very numerous and some are very destructive to crops. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust.

Locust

Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididæ, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda migratoria, syn. Pachytylus migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper.

Grasshopper

In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; - called also the hopper.

Locust

The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases).

Grasshopper

An antipersonnel mine that jumps from the ground to body height when activated, and explodes, hurling metal fragments over a wide area.

Locust

Migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

Grasshopper

A mixed alcoholic beverage containing crème de menthe, light cream, and sometimes crème de cacao. The name comes from its light green color.

Locust

Hardwood from any of various locust trees

Grasshopper

Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

Locust

Any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae

Grasshopper

A cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

Locust vs. Grasshopper

Locusts are grasshoppers which mature gregarious characteristics in the appropriate environmental conditions forming an established group whereas grasshoppers are ground lodging insects which go through a phase of incomplete metamorphosis before emerging into the adult stage. Locusts comprise the ability to occur in the solitary or gregarious phase, while grasshoppers can only exist in solitary.

A locust belongs to the family Acrididae, whereas grasshopper is an insect that fits the order Orthoptera. Locust is illustrating by a behavior known as swarming, whereas grasshopper is typically solitary and does not swarm. Locusts can source of plagues and large scale crop harm whereas grasshopper cannot do much harm on its level.

A locust is a form of a grasshopper which is shorthorn while the grasshopper is not a type of locust of the shorthorn. The locust contains only one family, whereas the grasshopper contains 28 distinct families. Locusts can occur in two different behavioral states which are migratory and gregarious while grasshoppers exist in only one state.

Locusts may revolutionize their body shape and color, fertility, and survival behavior, while grasshoppers generally cannot change their color or survival behavior. Locusts can form thick swarms and bands while grasshoppers generally do not. Locusts can travel over large distances while grasshoppers usually like to exist in one place.

What is Locust?

A locust fits a certain species of short-horn grasshoppers that are members of the family Acrididae and are describing by a behavior known as a swarming phase. Locust insects undergo behavioral and physiological variations upon reaching a high level of population concentration and differentiates a locust from a grasshopper.

Under suitable environmental conditions, they tend to breed and grow into swarms. Locust comprises one family. Locusts pose no harm until they grow rapidly and swarm. Locusts may revolution their body shape and color, fertility, and survival behavior. Locusts are not a major risk to agriculture as long as their numbers are low.

In drought under suitable conditions, something happens to these harmless insects as serotonin starts a series of changes in their brains. They breed exponentially and become gregarious and nomadic, forming huge swarms. The swarm of locust can travel great distances, causing damage to crops and clearing the green vegetation fields. Locusts can become a source of plagues and large scale crop damage.

What is Grasshopper?

Grasshoppers are a group of jumping insects belonging to the order Orthoptera, found in a variety of habitats. Experts consider that grasshoppers are the eldest prevailing group of plant-chewing insects. Grasshoppers are considered about around 250 million years old back to the Triassic period.

They escape from their predators by leaping into the air using their hind legs which are greatly enlarged and contain large muscles. Grasshoppers hatch from their eggs as nymphs or hoppers as they do not undergo a complete metamorphosis. They shed their skin several times as they mature into adults. Grasshoppers stridulate i.e the act of producing sound by rubbing a row of pegs on the hind legs against the forewings.

Male grasshoppers stridulate to attract sexually receptive females. Although in some species of grasshoppers female can also stridulate, the sound is not as loud as produced by the male species. Most species of grasshoppers are polyphagous feeders i.e., they eat vegetation from a variety of sources. Some species are omnivorous i.e., they eat animal tissues. Usually, they like to eat grasses, including cereal crops. Grasshopper cannot do much harm on its own.

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