what does the crop do in a grasshopper
----- Grasshoppers slice up plants as food and â¦ their digestive system isdesigned to deal with it. It starts with the Mouth which pulls food into the body, the behind the mouth comes the Pharynxand Its muscles push food down the Esophagus which is a tube running to the Crop. The Crop is a holding spot before the Gizzard which helps grind and digest food.