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The Grasshopper Dissection . Life Science. The Grasshopper Body Segments. Head Thorax Abdomen. Thorax. Head. Abdomen. The Simple & Compound Eyes. Simple Eyes. Compound Eye. Appendages (Thorax). Wings. 3 pairs of legs 2 pairs of wings. Tympana. Senses sound waves like an ear.
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The Grasshopper Dissection Life Science
The Grasshopper Body Segments • Head • Thorax • Abdomen Thorax Head Abdomen
The Simple & Compound Eyes Simple Eyes Compound Eye
Appendages (Thorax) Wings • 3 pairs of legs • 2 pairs of wings
Tympana • Senses sound waves like an ear. Tympanum
Female Ovipositors • 2 sets of ovipositors Ovipositors
Male • Lacks ovipositors
Mouthparts • 2 mandibles • 2 maxillae • 1 labrum • 1 labellum Mandible Labrum Maxilla Labellum
Air Sacs Air Sacs
Tubular Heart Anterior End Tubular Heart
Ovaries Ovaries Ovipositor Oviduct
Alimentary Canal Anterior End
Esophagus Esophagus
Gastric Caeca Gastric Caecum
Gizzard Gizzard
Stomach Posterior End Stomach
Intestine Malpighian Tubules (stringy) Intestine
Rectum Rectum
Inside the Alimentary Canal Stomach & Intestine (many folds) Crop & Gizzard (smooth)