Aularches miliaris facts for kids
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Aularches miliaris
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The Aularches miliaris is a unique type of grasshopper found in parts of southern and southeast Asia. This amazing insect has special ways to protect itself from predators. It uses strong chemicals and bright warning colours to tell other animals that it tastes really bad!
How it Protects Itself
When this grasshopper feels bothered or gets caught, it makes a loud, scratching sound. This noise comes from its thorax, which is the middle part of its body.
If a predator keeps bothering it, the grasshopper can squirt out a special foam. This foam is clear and sticky, and it smells unpleasant. It also has a bitter taste. The foam shoots out like a strong spray from openings on its thorax. It also comes out more gently from ten other small openings on its body. This foamy liquid piles up around the grasshopper, partly covering it. This helps keep predators away because the foam is harmful.
What it Looks Like and How it Behaves
This grasshopper has very striking colours. Its head and the middle part of its body (the thorax) are a dark green. There is a bright yellow stripe along its side. Its front wings, which are a bit leathery, are green with many yellow spots. The legs are blue, and its back legs have a cool yellow pattern that looks like teeth. The main part of its body, called the abdomen, is black with bright red stripes.
Because this grasshopper has a bad taste and can produce harmful foam, it doesn't need to hide. Like many animals that are dangerous to eat, it moves slowly and is very easy to see on plants. It's like it's saying, "Look at me! I'm not a tasty snack!"
Images for kids
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A. miliaris in Kerala
