Acrididae sp. (family)

Unidentified Grasshopper at Jarramlee North (JRN)

Acrididae sp. (family) at Jarramlee North (JRN) - 30 Dec 2023
Acrididae sp. (family) at Jarramlee North (JRN) - 30 Dec 2023
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Identification history

Acrididae sp. (family) 31 Dec 2023 RogerF
Unidentified 31 Dec 2023 NickiTaws

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4 comments

RogerF wrote:
   31 Dec 2023
Not a polliantor. Just a perianth feeder.
NickiTaws wrote:
   1 Jan 2024
No, not a deliberate pollinator but maybe an inadvertent one as it goes from perianth to perianth.
RogerF wrote:
   1 Jan 2024
These juvenile grasshoppers and katydids are wingless and tend to stay on the same flower or flower head for a couple of early instars, unless disturbed, before moving into grassland to feed on general vegetation. Experimental evidence for deliberate movement from flower to flower and entrapment of pollen grains is needed. Flower vistation and feeding does not always equal pollination.
NickiTaws wrote:
   1 Jan 2024
Thanks for that info @RogerF

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  • 30 Dec 2023 11:23 AM Recorded on
  • NickiTaws Recorded by

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  • Hypochaeris radicata Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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