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Order: Orthoptera
- Suborder: Caelifera
- Acrididae
- Charilaidae
- Dericorythidae
- Eumastacidae
- Euschmidtiidae
- Lathiceridae
- Lentulidae
- Lithidiidae
- Ommexechidae
- Pamphagidae
- Pneumoridae
- Pyrgacrididae
- Pyrgomorphidae
- Romaleidae
- Tanaoceridae
- Tetrigidae
- Thericleidae
- Tridactylidae
- Tristiridae
- Suborder: Ensifera
Ref.: [1] as of 2002-08-11
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The Orthoptera are an order of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets, locustFor other meanings of the word Locust, see Locust (disambiguation). For the biological nomenclature, see Grasshopper. Desert locust Locust is the name given to the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae''. Locusts are grasshops, and katydidsee text Katydid is the common name of insects belonging to the grasshopper family Tettigoniidae which contains over 6,800 species. Also known as "long horned grasshoppers" and "bush crickets", the term "katydid" is used mainly in the U. Canada, and Austrs. Many insects in this order produce soundThis article is about compression waves. For other meanings, see sound (disambiguation Sound is a mechanical compression and rarefaction or a longitudinal displacement wave that propagates through a medium (solid, liquid or gas). The speed of this propaga (known as a " stridulationStridulation is the production of sounds by rubbing two parts of the body together; this mechanism is best known in crickets, grasshoppers, and cicadas. Larval Lucanidae, Passalidae, and Geotrupidae also stridulate, rubbing a series of ridges on the coxa") by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps. Their earFor an alternative meaning, see ear (botany). human ear. An ear is an organ used by an animal to detect sound. The term may refer to the entire system responsible for collection and early processing of sound (the beginning of the auditory system), or meres, located in the front legs, are interconnected in such a way that they are able to locate each other by sound.
The Orthoptera are the only insects considered kosher in JudaismJudaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people and the first recorded monotheistic faith. The tenets and history of Judaism constitute the historical foundation of many other religions, including Christianity and Islam. Star of David, a common s. Although the BibleThe Bible (From Greek βιβλια biblia meaning "books", which in turn is derived from βυβλος byblos meaning "papyrus", from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) may be read as stating that all Orthoptera are kosher except those, such as the mole cricket, that do not jump, halakhic authorities state that only four species known in Yemen are kosher.
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