Their jaws are shaped for chewing off leaves and grinding them up. Long hind legs help grasshoppers jump far away from danger. Eastern Plains Garter Snake - This beautiful snake, listed as an endangered species in Ohio because of loss of habitat, prefers to live in wet prairie areas. Similar in appearance to the common garter snake, it will spend much of its time in crayfish holes. This snake eats a variety of food including insects and small frogs.
Sharp eyes help to spot movement in the grass.
The kestrel swoops down to snatch up large insects, small rodents and even an occasional sparrow. Male horned larks perform a high circular song-flight of up to 800 feet and then drop to the ground to strut and display before the female. The horned lark's diet consists of mainly grass and forb seeds, spiders and insects. Grasshopper Sparrow - The name for this bird comes from its song which is much like the buzzing of an insect, particularly a grasshopper. In the summer this bird feeds mostly on insects, including grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars, ants, true bugs, and many others.