By the time Leichhardt's Grasshopper emerges in full adult glory it has already had seven style changes. It begins as a nymph, hatching from eggs in the early stages of the dry season (around April).

All grasshoppers begin their lives as eggs. Yet eggs represent the least known stage of the grasshopper life cycle. They are laid in the soil of the habitat and develop hidden from the view of humans.

This is an image of a fluorescently labeled grasshopper ovary. The breathing tubes are red/orange (1), the sheath that covers the developing eggs is green (2), and the cell nuclei are light ...

Farmers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta may be facing down another bad year for grasshopper crop damage in 2025.