Carolina Grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)

Carolina Grasshopper, a reference photo — Photo: Will Brown · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Dissosteira carolina, the Carolina grasshopper, Carolina locust, black-winged grasshopper, road-duster or quaker, is a band-winged species of grasshopper which ranges widely in North America inhabiting weedy grasslands.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Carolina Grasshopper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Dissosteira
Species: Dissosteira carolina

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