Katie Piercy

Katie Piercy

Katie Piercy has worked in the conservation industry for over a decade and has had a wide-ranging and varied career. She has spent time working in a number of different environments and with a range of different animals. Her roles in the UK have included rearing and releasing corncrake (Crex crex) chicks in the Nene Washes, a seasonally flooded area of wet meadows, chasing hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) in the Scottish Uplands and restoring areas of peatland in the West Midlands.

Do Grasshopper Eat Grass? Or Something Else?

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Grasshoppers are predominantly herbivores, though some will eat other insects and faeces when given a chance. Grass is a significant component of most grasshopper diets, though many will also eat flowers or other vegetation. What do grasshoppers eat? There are…

How Does a Grasshopper Breathe? (Explained)

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Grasshoppers do breathe and need air to survive; however, they do not have a nose. Instead, they breathe through spiracles, holes in their abdomen and thorax that allow gas exchange.[toc] Who needs a nose? There’s something rather alien about insects…

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