Invertebrate Stereotypes - Grasshoppers - 5

Lazy, carefree

The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. Species that change colour and behavior at high population densities are called locusts. They are served on skewers in some Chinese food markets, like the Donghuamen Night Market.

In some countries in Africa, grasshoppers are an important food source, as are other insects, adding proteins and fats to the daily diet, especially in times of food crisis. They are often used in soup. In some countries in the Middle East, grasshoppers are boiled in hot water with salt, left in the sun to dry then eaten as snacks.
Those who are unable to keep a single subject in focus but keep bringing in inappropriate associations (hopping from one thing to another) are said to have 'a grasshopper mind.' As a result of the popularity of Aesop's fable in Western culture, various other human weaknesses besides improvidence began to be identified with the grasshopper's behavior.