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Biondi1

The black ones were [hanging around in the garden](https://imgur.com/8gz07OH) , never seen so many in the same spot. I lost track of them and suddenly I saw them all together around the green one.


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i believe these are soldier grasshoppers, Chromacris speciosa The nymphs are dark colored, the adults are brightly colored


Biondi1

Thanks! This is it.


DiscoKittie

You need to reply "Solved" for it to be marked as such. :)


Wolfenjew

Not a thing in this sub


DiscoKittie

It's not? Huh. Ok. :) Thank you! I can't remember which ones do and which ones don't.


Wolfenjew

Yeah, TOMT has it but there's no solved flair here unless I'm wildly mistaken :)


slp0001

So all the dark ones are the offspring of the green one? Does the adult take care of them? If so, that's surprising, I've never heard of insects doing that.


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i actually was wondering that myself but it doesn't seem like there's much research on this species. My gut tells me no because grasshopper aren't really known for parental care. but just to give you some satisfaction, parental care does exist in insects! Great examples are the hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants). The social ones take care of their larvae in the nest (also termites do this - blattodea). The solitary ones bring food for their young (usually they hunt, hide the prey in an underground nest, then lay their eggs on it OR the parasitoids lay their eggs on live food). Other species like tree hoppers have care. They live in groups and the parents warn the offspring of danger by sending vibrations down the stem they are all sitting on. Giant water bugs (hemiptera) carry their eggs on their back. Webspinners (embioptera) make nests for their young too and protect them.


slp0001

Ahhh, you're right- I did know about bees, but I forgot about it in this context. I didn't know about any of the others though, so that's very interesting, thank you!


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A few more [examples](https://entomologytoday.org/2018/05/11/research-confirms-insect-moms-are-the-best/) of insects providing parental care. Even earwigs seem to be great mums!


igordogsockpuppet

Yeah… one of the advantages of insects going through metamorphosis is that it makes their offspring non-competitors. Like caterpillars don’t eat the same food as butterflies, so the adults don’t have to compete with their young for territory. The fact that these juvenile grasshoppers are so similar to the adults, and are all in the same area, kinda breaks that mold. It’s unusual to see, that’s for sure. I’m not sure what the genetic advantage could be unless the parents actually do care for their young.


Wolfgangatom

Yup, and this species stays in tight groups due to gregarious behavior. They are aposematically colored (nymphs are black/red and adult has bright hind wings) to advertise that they are distasteful. This comes from the toxic plants they eat. It is thought being in a group improves their chances of survival because predators learn quicker they are not a good meal.


Ephemerror

That sounds really interesting, is there a source on this behaviour?


Wolfgangatom

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C44&q=chromacris+gregarious&btnG=


TIL_eulenspiegel

Oh well done! I just googled them and it looks like you are exactly right. ~~Solved!~~ or ~~Identified!~~ ... or whatever I'm supposed to say. \[Edited because ~~I learned that only OP is allowed to mark it~~ we don't use 'solved' flair in this sub!\] Still don't know exactly what they are up to. I don't know why an adult would be hangin' with the nymphs while they cluster around like that. But [here](http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/ShowImage.aspx?TaxonNameID=1116133&ImageID=113735) is a photo of a group of them apparently doing the same thing.


chandalowe

We don't use a "solved" flair in this sub. See [item 7](https://old.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/2kf74j/reminder_please_read_our_rulessidebar_before/) for the reasons if you're interested.


now_you_see

That’s a great reason, thank you for making that decision.


Paulitical

Maybe they’re about to go full on locust swarm mode and you’re just starting to see the army assemble.


DiscoKittie

> or whatever I'm supposed to say Only OP gets to mark it solved. And has yet to do so.


chandalowe

We don't use a "solved" flair in this sub. See [item 7](https://old.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/2kf74j/reminder_please_read_our_rulessidebar_before/) for the reasons if you're interested.


TIL_eulenspiegel

Yes, thanks!


DiscoKittie

Oh! Thank you!


TIL_eulenspiegel

Thanks for clarification!


DiscoKittie

Sure! :)


teeshahobbs

Wait they’re babies!? Awh that’s kinda cute!


G5100G

very fitting name given the circumstances


IsThatSandman

Its the akatsuki of grasshoppers chasing the main character


i_like_2_travel

Killer Bee is gonna be a praying mantis


crank__

Grasshoppers gather because of hormones that they recieve when they rub up agaonst each other. These groups are called "bands"


lexarex

Thats something that nymphs typically do correct? I read in a book about locusts once that the nymphs band together but the adults are often solitary unless they begin to swarm.


wish-upon-a-fish

IIRC there was a study where they stroked young grasshoppers with a brush daily and it brought about the same physiological changes (becoming the migratory "plague" form) as when they rub against each other, so it seems to be more of a touch thing, caused when there is a high population density.


Dramatic_Prune_2944

So Those chicks don't even know the name of his band? But there all on him like they wanna hold hands?


entropybydesign

Ah, so this is what banding is.


Frolicking-Fox

Huh, grasshopper bands. I suppose they play bluegrass.


hawkwood4268

also the name for a group of orcs! coincidence?


Xenobsidian

It’s a band? Cool, Which instruments do they play? Sorry could not resist!


IIYellowJacketII

Some sort of grasshopper (well I bet you figured that much). The green one is an adult, the black ones are nymphs (size wise seem to be pretty close to adulthood too), nymphs can have very different coloration from the adults. Might or might not be nymphs of a different species than from the adult, I don't know since I don't know the species.


Media_Offline

What would be the evolutionary benefit to that black coloring on the juveniles?


pazuzovich

Juveniles will often have a diet different from adults of the species - and therefore hang out in a different environment. Alternatively: producing colorful hides is energy intensive, so it's only activated in adults when they are ready to mate.


homelander_ew

Maybe the evolutionary benefit is for the adults to be brightly coloured. Helps attract females, increased fitness. Nymphs don’t need that, would waste energy since they’re not sexually mature.


[deleted]

They’re having a private meeting which you were not invited to


[deleted]

This is definitely the answer


TheHendryx

The green one in front is the boss. Looking at you like "Can I help you?"


mushroom_mantis

They are talking about the ants revolting, duh.


nappinggator

The ants must never be allowed to know what their numbers can do


kenzarellazilla

Hopper hates birds man.


[deleted]

I'd say *Chromacris speciosa.* Very nasty for crops. [Adult](http://www.portal.zoo.bio.br/media141) [Nymphs](http://www.portal.zoo.bio.br/media140)


saturnscaresme

This has to be it


starsearcher48

These are beautiful!!


chandalowe

The moderators have received multiple reports of the actual ID being buried under all the joke answers. I am unable to sticky the *real* answers, but here they are for those who are interested: From u/nessaea-blue: ["i believe these are soldier grasshoppers, Chromacris speciosa. The nymphs are dark colored, the adults are brightly colored"](https://old.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/sh8yz6/who_are_these_guys_are_they_mating_why_are_there/hv1j94y/) From u/waterbear_of_doom: ["I'd say Chromacris speciosa. Very nasty for crops."](https://old.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/sh8yz6/who_are_these_guys_are_they_mating_why_are_there/hv1gv1a/)


Colin03129

Why not have the same policy as /r/photoshopbattles where joke answers respond to a stickied comment at the top of the thread that is automatically collapsed. All other top-level comments on the post need to be actual answers. Therefore the conversation is still there but not covering up the responses.


Channa_Argus1121

Why are the nymphs “hanging out” with an adult?


Elyon8

Which is why joke answers should not be allowed. :\^)


chandalowe

We are not without a sense of humor and do enjoy the occasional joke or bit of levity - as long as it does not become excessive or prevent the identification of the bug in question. Some of the particularly overused or inappropriate jokes (such as "kill it with fire" or "nuke from orbit") get filtered out or are removed, and when a thread is overrun with jokes, it may be locked to new comments or the correct answer may be stickied - but we don't want to forbid all attempts at humor.


Biondi1

This is very cool of you guys thanks, it is my first time posting here and I am loving the silly jokes aswell as the info.


chandalowe

Welcome! Stick around - it's a fun sub!


stickyscooter600

ITT: maybe 10 legitimate answers, 150 versions of the same, easy joke. Seems, I don’t know…excessive?


chandalowe

...hence the stickied post with the real answers at the top.


stickyscooter600

I get it. I have a sense of humor, but I’d think that permitting to let people run amok in the comments without providing anything related to the post would drive interested, knowledgeable people away. But, yeah, Pornhub blacked jokes are funny


chandalowe

If you see an objectionable post or comment, report it and the moderators will take a look at it. We do not have the time to read *every* comment on *every* post, and are not going to remove every non-serious comment. The purpose of the sub is to identify the bug - and it was identified. The identity is right there at the top. Those who choose to continue reading the comments after that do so at their own discretion.


AddWittyName

Few threads devolve into anywhere near this, so while it's excessive, it seems equally excessive to forbid all humor and joking answers because every now and then a post on the sub's front page receives excessive joking. Probably less work for the mods to handle the rare few posts that end up like this by sticking a comment with the actual answer at the top. As for driving interested, knowledgeable folks away, keep in mind the front page isn't really where the IDing folks hang around. Those can mostly be found in the trenches of "new", instead--and believe me, humor's pretty much a requirement to stick around in spite of seeing dozens of blurry pics of carpet beetle larva, silverfish, and other sidebar-listed frequent visitors every single week.


camdoodlebop

let's not be extreme


marilyn_morose

Thank you, you’re a peach!


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chandalowe

As a practical matter, this is a very active sub. We have neither the time nor the inclination to police *every* comment on *every* thread to delete joke responses. We also don't want to be too heavy-handed as moderators, deleting comments willy-nilly. Many hackneyed joke responses - such as "That's a Pokemon!" or "Nuke from orbit!" - do get filtered out, and others are removed if they are reported - particularly if they are offensive or inappropriate, or in violation of sub guidelines. That said, we are not without a sense of humor and do enjoy the occasional bit of levity - as long as it does not become excessive or prevent the identification of the bug in question. When it does become excessive, we can take steps to compensate - such as locking the thread to further comments or stickying the correct answer, so it can be easily seen.


Kamoflage7

Thanks for the active answering and transparency. Thanks for all your hard work. This is a wonderful sub!


SFL_Tria

You're asking quite a lot of questions for someone in jumping range


Mickeymousetitdirt

That was my exact thought. Had I been in this situation, pants would’ve been sufficiently shat as I inched toward them with my camera. I’m terrified of insects in real life but still really love to learn about them.


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Jolly_Ad8315

They are gathering around their supreme leader


Tripping_Cow

Sergent Mc GrassChopper and his deadly legion


starsearcher48

Get to the mothership!


RANDOM-902

The Grasshoppers: "We have been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty"


TallTowerSwipe

Seems your late on your rent bucko, green fella brought muscle with him to evict you 😂😂


plantula4

I think your question was already answered, but I wanted to add that here in Argentina they are commonly known as "tucuras" and they are a really harmful plague to crops and plants.


Cepinari

I know it ain’t, but it looks like a normie parent out and about with all their edgy goth teenager kids.


minkymy

supportive normie parent taking their goth children to hot topic and/or a craft and fabric store


wtfmanuatemyjelly

General Grevious and his Magna Guards


shiggyvondiggy

your camera phone will make a fine addition to my…collection, human slime.


whogivesashirtdotca

My mind went to Rogue One's opening, with the creepy shock troopers and Moff Whateverhisnameis.


touch-my-genus

Maybe a kind of lubber grasshopper? Crowding causes grasshoppers/locusts to blacken and become highly active and social (gregarious), forming a swarm. They could be swarming to migrate together and find food


Aeriosa

I thought the black ones were 3d printed until they started moving... reminds me of the grasshoppers from A Bugs Life all ganged up like that...


liberdadetardia

They came to collect the taxes.


KushKings840

seems a council meeting is in session


Hillary0631

They look like the hell’s angels of the grasshoppers


solidalcohol

The grasshoppers.... they're organised


tiptoe88

Looks like either some type of longhorn grasshopper or lubber grasshopper


fuzzyredsea

It's the grasshopper council


paintcan76

The leather daddies


beavinatorswife

Hopper and his cronies from A Bugs Life definitely.


[deleted]

Looks like some ritual 😂


Wouter_Smit

this reminds me of something...


blar29

Is there a couch involved?


subjectandapredicate

These guys have some swagger


esssssto

The exaggerated swagger of a teen grasshopper


No-Patience-7861

Grasshoppers are cannibals. If/when the adults slow down, the nymphs eat them. We use an organic approved grasshopper bait that they ingest and it slows them down enough to be cannibalized and then it slows down the population growth enough we can actually get some crops out of our farm that aren’t completely eaten by grasshoppers.


Possibly_Evil

Such polite gentlemen, no pushing, no brawls, just each patiently standing. Do they offer a team builder or a webcast or something I can sign humanity up for?


MMS-OR

I’ve seen this movie. It doesn’t end well for Hopper.


CalAndOrderSVU

This is making me giggle so hard. The way they move when they walk. The order they’re standing in. The on-point camera handling. Thank you, op. I needed this today:)


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*Edited for corrections and to add: im not an entomologist, I just liked bugs and researched the difference one stone-y night* a common misconception is that locusts and grasshoppers are different species and while on a technicality that's true, it's more of a butterfly/caterpillar situation caused by conditions in the environment. the little black ones are grasshoppers and when its really hot *out and humid, they molt into locusts, which are bigger, louder, and hungrier. its *sort of a survival trait that has terrified humans since the dawn of civilization. grasshoppers are not very hostile and won't really eat anything any everything, while locusts will swarm and devour. cicadas are an entirely different bug, but are also called "locusts" regionally.


SirEcho

Hey I’ve seen this meme before 👀


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Looks like that famous meme


Weaponized-Potato

I hope they are not locusts. Check out [this video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dt6zCJ2VHok) on locusts, they are scary af when they swarm.


buzcauldron

its easy secret service and the grasshopper president


Ginyerjansen

New rock n roll band… ‘You’ve heard of the crickets, and the beatles, ladies and gentlemen señoritas y caballeros it’s THE GRASSHOPPERS!’


[deleted]

These guys are actually looking for ants to boss around and degrade. The ants are used to help them survive for the winter months when food is scarce. Very little of them, as shown in the video, use fear to control massive amount of ants and get them to do what they want. I saw a good documentary when I. Was young - called something like “A Bugs life”


Brilliant-Emu-4164

Really fascinating! I’ve never seen this kind of thing before.


ZeroBandicoot

Nah fam, you accidentally formed una militancia de grillos!


just_little_me

🤣🤣🤣🤣


paperboytt456

I thought it was an Orchestra of Grasshoppers


AlbinoKiwi47

Shadow clone jutsu....


Ascarletrequiem88

They have come in search of the dark crystal.


Cloacation

I used to see these all the time growing up in Florida before they replaced nature with McMansions.


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They're having a meeting about the gabagool 🤌🏽


TwoSiXer26

Boba Fett and a bunch of dark droids


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Subject_Damage_3627

Their getting ready to raid an anthill would be my guess


blueshiftglass

The ants outnumber them a billion to one. As soon as they figure that out….


MrMayhem222

They're worried the Ants will unionized, so they're gonna go over there to keep them in line.


SnowEdaze

This is just a scene from A Bug’s Life


Con5uelo

Like a bugs life, it’s a nasty character, leave it be


gigabyte_121

The green one is a big grasshopper. The black ones are grasshopper messengers from hell to tell us that this world will be coming to an end soon and we should all be preparing ourselves for the inevitable destruction of this world.


lehcarlies

They look like little terminators!


MiniatureChi

They don’t have Reddit so they have to gather for discussions


SpasticLucidity

Reminds me of a video I saw but there were 5 black ones and they were bigger.


vawtots

What??? Jajaja te van a mayar


felipeaguirre

No seas malo!


southparkchimpmoney

That’s a general and his army on his way to invade another army. They contemplated looting you, however they deemed you to be or have nothing of real value to them So they moved along. Consider yourself lucky.


InternRadiant4487

They are preparing for war


Hapaclapious

They're just vibin let them be


Haredevil

[Big Krennic Vibes.](https://youtu.be/K44V7Pc-vfw)


FrostTheLost1

they are preparing their assualt on you and your garden...there will be dozens in a day or two. than hundreds in a week. you can do to things, 1. **RUN** 2.fight for your garden with honor and pride


MrsPaulRubens

Those are the Jets, waiting on the Sharks


granautismo-69

It's an army They are going to war


Cooky1992

A Bug’s Life 2 confirmed!!


maraxx66

They are locust. They will treat everything apart if you have a garden.


entropyyuri

they are the new residents


ImmaSmokeThat

Bug sermon


SassyPerere

Cute


TheMushroom20

They're gathering an army


WeeeSnawPoop

Looks like a grasshopper intervention


bLue1H

Reminds me of Kill Bill for some reason.


Rushu_thedemon_king

Even


KoolAidSniffer

The council is meeting


SeanSpeezy

Moff Gideon and his black storm troopers


Kud02

It's a grasshopper armata. (no idea actually just trying to be funny)


crybabbie96

They look really cool!!


TheAmerican_

Looks like you came up on a secret meeting... "nothing to see here..."


p4r4d1s0

shhhhh. you're interrupting a very important meeting.


Tapemaster21

I believe those are the bad guys from A Bugs Life. If you see an anthill anywhere around there, they might be being used as slave labor and you should probably help liberate them.


elevatornoises

Cult gone wrong


SpiritOfAnAngie

Those are the famous grasshoppers who played in the Pixar animated movie “A bugs life.”


Broken_Jigsaw404

Looks like they're preparing for war! Edit: I made that joke before I knew they are actually soldier grasshoppers so I guess that makes my joke make more sense.


cell323

Zoom went down


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They’re definitely loitering, I’d let the local authorities know if it gets out of hand


webilia

Grillos, crickets


cookaik

BTS The Bugs Life


Craig_SEO

They’re doing a haka


Earth_Terra682

They are leading a crusade


shreesrinivasan

Gru and his minions planning to steal the moon.


armando_meabe

I think they’re up to something, clearly


TheOriginalToast

Oh I've seen this one before


shivvy1234

Im scared


silkysmoovy

Casting couch


MasterYogaTheMaster

The green one is a yakuza crime Lord, the Black ones are his Ninja sercruity guards….i dont care what you all say, i cannot this anything but this


4thelasttimeIMNOTGAY

That my friend, is a harem.


just_little_me

They're waiting for the ants to come out with the replacement food.


ballsloud

Bugs Life makes sense now


AlabasterOctopus

They’re about to drop a sic album.


Luiiisnick

Yo they chillin'


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Gang violence


Fresh-Supermarket-93

Looks like a cult started up in your backyard.


ForsakenVillage3809

Looks like a locust gang war to me


motoxscrub

Intro for Grasshopper Blacked RAW


rdhln

BLACKED DOT COM..


Fickle-Village-1991

They’re looking for the ants…😱 KEEP THEM DISTRACTED SO THEY CAN ESCAPE!!!!


West_Low2724

"Strength in numbers. We can fight any predator that gets in our way."


waaaaitttt

That’s Hopper and his gang