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Grasshopper Locomotion

Grasshoppers have muscles attached to their exoskeleton that allow them to walk using three pairs of legs, with three for body support and three for moving forward. They jump by flexing their rear legs with flexor muscles then relaxing those muscles while contracting the extensor muscles, straightening the legs suddenly and propelling them upwards, similar to flexing an arm against a wall and then pushing to extend it backwards.

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Grasshopper Locomotion

Grasshoppers have muscles attached to their exoskeleton that allow them to walk using three pairs of legs, with three for body support and three for moving forward. They jump by flexing their rear legs with flexor muscles then relaxing those muscles while contracting the extensor muscles, straightening the legs suddenly and propelling them upwards, similar to flexing an arm against a wall and then pushing to extend it backwards.

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Grasshopper Locomotion

A (Very) Short Presentation


Grasshopper Muscles
• Grasshopper muscles are attached to
the exoskeleton of the grasshopper,
like ours are attached to our
endoskeleton (bones)
Grasshopper Legs
• Grasshoppers have 3 pairs of legs
• 3 are used for body support during
walking
• Other 3 are used for moving forward
• Rear legs are bigger for jumping
How Grasshoppers Jump
• Grasshoppers have flexor and
extensor muscles
• Before jumping, flexor muscles are
contracted and extensor muscles are
relaxed, legs are fully flexed
• During jump, flexor muscles relax
and extensor contracts suddenly,
causing legs to straighten
Similar Example
• Try this: flex your arm so that your
hand is close to your shoulder
• While arm is flexed, place palm of
hand on a wall
• Push the wall with your hand,
extending your arm
• Feel the push backwards? That is
how a grasshopper jumps.
FIN = END = HABIS
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