Mormon crickets

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
katydid
gptkbp:audio stridulation
gptkbp:bodyLength up to 8 cm
gptkbp:cannibalism observed
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:color variable (brown, black, green, purple)
gptkbp:controls biological control
chemical control
mechanical barriers
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Mormon settlers in Utah
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:economicImportance agricultural pest
gptkbp:family gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Thomas_Say
1825
gptkbp:foragingBehavior scavenging
herbivory
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
sagebrush steppe
rangelands
gptkbp:hasWings flightless
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mormon crickets
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan one season
gptkbp:migratory can travel up to 2 km per day
gptkbp:namedAfter Mormon settlers
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:western_North_America
gptkbp:notableEvent Mormon cricket plague
gptkbp:notableFor crop damage
periodic swarming
gptkbp:notTrueCricket true
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:ovipositor present in females
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators birds
California gull
reptiles
rodents
gptkbp:relatedGroup up to millions
gptkbp:relatedTo shield-backed katydids
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:scientificName Anabrus simplex
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism females larger than males
gptkbp:swarmingBehavior gregarious
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:miracle_of_the_gulls
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8