{"product_id":"british-grasshoppers-wildid-guide-op54","title":"British Grasshoppers WildID guide (OP54)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildID Grasshoppers is an identification guide to grasshoppers, crickets, bush-crickets, ground-hoppers, cockroaches, earwigs and stick insects.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey to 50 species of grasshoppers, crickets, bush-crickets, ground-hoppers, cockroaches, earwigs and stick insects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour illustrations of each species are grouped to help distinguish between similar-looking species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for use outside: lightweight, rucksack-sized, splash-proof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chirping of grasshoppers and crickets is one of the sounds of late summer. Grasshoppers and bush-crickets overwinter as eggs, hatch as nymphs in spring, then mature as adults from June to August, persisting until the first frosts. Adult males sing from early June onwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese insects are common in many habitats, and they play an essential role as a food source for birds, lizards and small mammals, as well as spiders. Crickets and bush-crickets can also help to control pests such as aphids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an exciting time to get to know the grasshoppers. Although many species used to occur only on the south coast, several species of these warmth-loving animals are now spreading north and west within Britain and Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnically, grasshoppers, bush-crickets and crickets make up the order Orthoptera. Their key characteristic is large hind legs containing muscles for jumping. Earwigs (order \u003cem\u003eDermaptera\u003c\/em\u003e), stick insects (order \u003cem\u003ePhasmida\u003c\/em\u003e) and praying mantids (order \u003cem\u003eDictyoptera\u003c\/em\u003e) are distinct groups. All species hatch from the egg as nymphs, which are tiny versions of the adult, but without wings. They grow by moulting through four or more stages (or instars).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grasshoppers guide was produced in partnership with the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/\"\u003eNatural History Museum\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilderness Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58062622785918,"sku":"9781851538645","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/4096\/7550\/files\/GrasshoppersWildIDguide.jpg?v=1789848654","url":"https:\/\/wildernessbooks.co.uk\/products\/british-grasshoppers-wildid-guide-op54","provider":"Wilderness Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}