### animal | arthropod | insect | grasshopper | locust:

Black locust
* Most black locusts have biomass
  - high mortality
* Most black locusts occur in fields
* Some black locusts have biological characteristics
  - survival
* are wood.
* food item for many wildlife species.
* grows naturally over a wide range of soils and topography
  - rapidly, especially when young
  - readily on poor sites and is used extensively in land-reclamation plantings
* has a shallow, aggressive root system
  - great structural strength and longevity
  - heavy branches that often fork fairly close to the ground
* is impacted by inclement weather including ice, wind, and snow.
* is very rot resistant
  - sensitive to poorly drained or compact plastic soils
  - strong in bending and is one of the hardest woods in America
* pioneer type, usually man-influenced, and temporary.
* possesses virtually all of the characteristics that define a typical weed.
* prefers humid climates with sandy, loamy, well-drained soils in open, sunny locations.
* provides food and structural habitat for a variety of wildlife species.
* variable species.

Honey locust
* Most honey locusts serve functions
  - many practical functions
* fast-growing tree that requires minimum care.
* non-nitrogen fixing member of the legume family.
* tall, pod-bearing, deciduous shade tree with a short trunk.

Young grasshopper
* Some young grasshoppers shed skin.
* are called nymphs and already look like miniature versions of the parents
  - much easier to manage than adult grasshoppers
  - wingless in the nymph stage
* look like miniature adults, though they lack wings.

Green lacewing
* Some green lacewings have golden eyes, and some give off strong odors.
* are common' insects, found on grass, shrubs, and weeds
  - especially fond of nectar from fennel, caraway, dill, red cosmos, and tansy
  - major predators of corn pests
  - native to the western United States
  - predators found in most environments
  - predatory as larvae
* can control mealybug fairly well and can be bought commercially from insectaries.
* is an insect
* require grass pollen to reproduce.

Hemipteran
* Many hemipterans can produce sound for communication.
* Most hemipterans are either lentic or slow water lotic forms
  - phytophagous, using their sucking and piercing mouthparts to feed on plant sap
  - feed on plants, using their sucking and piercing mouthparts to extract plant sap

Herbivorous insect
* Most herbivorous insects require food
  - fresh food
* Some herbivorous insects chew holes.
* Some herbivorous insects consume cactus fruit
* are, of course, a big problem for crops.
* depend on plants for food.

### animal | arthropod | insect:

Horsefly
* Horseflies are attracted to dark colors so keep that in mind when dressing
  - difficult to avoid in the summer because their habitats are widespread
  - members of the bloodsucking tabanidae family of insects
  - more of a problem when the weather is hot and sunny, and when the wind is low
* Horseflies are most abundant in hot weather
  - active in hot, humid weather
  - pests of horses and cattle
  - prevalent in hot weather and near water
  - probably the major mechanical vector in Missouri
  - bite humans
* Horseflies includes air sacs
  - brains
  - carapaces
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - ears
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - sections
  - shells
  - skulls
  - thoraxes
  - vacuoles
  - often congregate around swimming pools, harassing the swimmers
  - possess mandible-like, jagged scimitars or joints with a convex shape
  - use long mandibles to rip open the skin in order to gain access to the blood
* Most horseflies bite humans.
* Some horseflies carry viruses
  - emerge from pupas
  - require blood
  - spread diseases