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are polyphagous, which means they are capable of eating a wide variety of food. The main source of food they rely on are plants such as forbs and lentil crops. This species is commonly seen eating many different types of crops on farms across North
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A relatively large species with sizes ranging from 30 to 55 mm. A pair of pale yellow stripes running along the top of its body from above its eyes to the hind tip of its wings help to easily identify this species. This characteristic also gives this species its other common name the
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Physiology of the Two-Striped Grasshopper, Melanoplus bivittatus: Gas Exchange, Hemolymph Acid-Base Status, Lactate Production, and the Effect of Temperature".
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