Their body is covered with a hard exoskeleton. Most grasshoppers are green, brown, or olive-green. The long hind legs are used for hopping. The short front legs are used to hold prey and to walk. Their predators include birds , beetles, rodents , reptiles , and spiders .
Some flies also eat grasshopper eggs.
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