Discover Nature: Missouri's Grasshoppers

KRCU's Discover Nature by KRCU

Jul 5, 20261:43Government & Organizations

Discover nature this week with Missouri's grasshoppers. Did you know there’s an unofficial song of summer? And it comes from one insect: the grasshopper. Their calls are the elevator music of summer.

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