Short-horned grasshopper

This is a nymph of a short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. This family of grasshoppers is well known for the swarming grasshoppers, otherwise known as locusts. These insects get their common name from their short and stout antennae.

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae

Photograph: © 2016 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 24 July 2016
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45^o50'41" N 110^o54'05" W)