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Grasshopper
Key definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Grasshopper | Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta |
| Tagmata | head, thorax, abdomen |
| Compound eyes vs Ocelli | base of antennae// simple eyes |
| Labrum | "upper lip" stiff flap hanging over mouth |
| Mandibles | actual chewing devices |
| Maxillae | brings food to mandibles (has palps- fingerlike extensions) |
| Labium | hindmost structure (has palps- fingerlike extensions) |
| Thorax | three segments (ventral perspective) |
| Spiracles | openings that lead into the tracheal breathing |
| Tympanum | external sound receptor |
| Ovipositor | Digs into ground to lay eggs |
| Tracheal tubes | attached to the inside of each spiracle |
| Esophagus | runs from mouth to a large crop |
| Crop | Continuous with the stomach |
| Stomach | between gastric caeca and malpighian tubules |
| Gastric Caeca | several blind pouches where stomach and crop join |
| Intestine | comes out of stomach and leads into rectum |
| Rectum | short; opens to the outside through anus |
| Heart | Pumps blood flow anteriorly and spills into body cavity and circulates |
| Open Circulatory System | it has one |
| Eggs | female reproductivity/ cigar-shaped enclosed by ovary |
| Ovary | tissues enclose eggs/ leads into oviduct |
| Testes | composed of a collection of slender tubules located above the intestine |
| Malpighian Tubules | located at junction of intestine and stomach// excretory organ// defecation |