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Cri is a green grasshopper, so she loves the grass!!
PopPop and Grammie Lewis initally set Cri free in Tucson, Arizona, for Sophie Venezia, their grandaughter, who wants her to hop to all the caches near grassy places around the world and have her picture taken,
She is made of metal and is about 1" x 1/2" in size. She has a short chain attached to allow her to have many hitchhikers join her on her journey.
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8/8/21 - RE-RELEASED AS PROXY #2 AFTER PROXY #1 WAS LOST BY THE LAST GEOCACHER THAT HAD IT. PROXY #1 HAD ONLY TRAVELED ABOUT 89 MILES BEFORE IT WAS LOST IN ARIZONA!!
7/20/20 - RE-RELEASED AS A PROXY AFTER THE ORIGINAL DISAPPEARED FROM A CACHE WHERE IT HAD BEEN PLACED ALMOST 14 MONTHS AGO!! THE ORIGINAL HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 1,460 MILES BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED IN TEXAS!!
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ABOUT GRASSHOPP\ERS
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is probably the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grasshoppers are typically ground-dwelling insects with powerful hind legs which allow them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously. As hemimetabolous insects, they do not undergo complete metamorphosis; they hatch from an egg into a nymph or "hopper" which undergoes five moults, becoming more similar to the adult insect at each developmental stage. At high population densities and under certain environmental conditions, some grasshopper species can change color and behavior and form swarms. Under these circumstances, they are known as locusts.
Grasshoppers are plant-eaters, with a few species at times becoming serious pests of cereals, vegetables and pasture, especially when they swarm in their millions as locusts and destroy crops over wide areas. They protect themselves from predators by camouflage; when detected, many species attempt to startle the predator with a brilliantly-coloured wing-flash while jumping and (if adult) launching themselves into the air, usually flying for only a short distance. Other species such as the rainbow grasshopper have warning coloration which deters predators. Grasshoppers are affected by parasites and various diseases, and many predatory creatures feed on both nymphs and adults. The eggs are subject to attack by parasitoids and predators.
Grasshoppers have had a long relationship with humans. Swarms of locusts can have devastating effects and cause famine, and even in smaller numbers, the insects can be serious pests. They are used as food in countries such as Mexico and Indonesia. They feature in art, symbolism and literature.
The study of grasshopper species is called acridology.