Louisiana Grasshoppers in July
Not a day passes without someone asking me, "Tim, how do those giant Louisiana grasshoppers mate?"
Well, here you go:
1) The smaller male grasshopper mounts the female.
2) The female curls her abdomen up to reach the male's reproductive organ (aedeagus), from which she receives a package of sperm called a spermatophore.
3) The exchange takes from 45 minutes up to a full day.
You're welcome.
Well, here you go:
1) The smaller male grasshopper mounts the female.
2) The female curls her abdomen up to reach the male's reproductive organ (aedeagus), from which she receives a package of sperm called a spermatophore.
3) The exchange takes from 45 minutes up to a full day.
You're welcome.