Almost 400 native species of grasshoppers inhabit the Western United States, though only a small fraction (about 12 species) are considered pests. Grasshoppers compete with cattle and other herbivores ...

It may seem crazy, but country music legend Willie Nelson now has a new species of grasshoppers named after him. Another country music legend, Jerry Jeff Walker, also had a species named after him, ...

In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this moment would mark the only sighting of a species that would soon be considered ...

A newly discovered grasshopper by University of Central Florida scientists now bears the name of Grammy-award winning singer and activist Ana Lila Downs Sanchez. The scientists named the new species ...

Most animals on Earth have two sexes, male and female, that combine and mix their genes when they reproduce. We are so accustomed to this state of affairs that the existence of all-female species that ...

A “rare” species of grasshopper was “unintentionally” rediscovered while feeding on plants in Myanmar, according to a new study. Photo by Mar Lar Kyaw via Kavee Sirichantakul and Zootaxa While on a ...

For the last five years, Dr. JoVonn Hill — a country music fan — and his colleagues have made scientific expeditions to the area. It's an area that's now revealed an extraordinary discovery, as SWNS ...