Are these edible? i think their grasshoppers?

[E46M3]

what are they?

 

[chameleoman]

im gunna have to go with locust or grasshoppers i thought grasshoppers were green though?

 

[tkilgour]

In the US we tend to call them grasshoppers. In other parts of the world they are locusts, at least from what I can tell by your photos. There is no taxonomic difference between locust and grasshopper species, and in English the term "locust" is used for grasshopper species. Grasshoppers/locusts are edible.

 

[kokom05lb]

its a type of grasshoppers. I used to catch them all the time for the WC lizards I use to keep when I was a kid. Since my mom refused to go to the store to help me get crickets, I had to catch wild bugs for my WC lizards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_fence_lizard those are the WC lizards I use to keep.

 

[Lizardlover]

In the US we tend to call them grasshoppers. In other parts of the world they are locusts, at least from what I can tell by your photos. There is no taxonomic difference between locust and grasshopper species, and in English the term "locust" is used for grasshopper species. Grasshoppers/locusts are edible.

A locust is a species of grasshopper that has a "swarming hormone". When they come into contact with numerous other of their species they become gregarious.

 

[Chali2naRap]

those look like grasshoppers

 

[E46M3]

I live by a field that has these everywhere. I'll have to go back and catch some more. They're the same color as the gravel that their in (a greyish camo color).

 

[James45]

Just stay away from the bright colored ones as they can be toxic.

 

[djfishygillz]

Also I would be careful with wild caught prey. They can be exposed to pesticides from a few miles away and come into an area that seems clean but really they are contaminated. I see that you are in Cali and farmers here love their pesticides. Maybe rinse them off before feeding them just as an extra cautionary measure. I wish I had them around I would love some free feeders.

 

[Carlton]

I live by a field that has these everywhere. I'll have to go back and catch some more. They're the same color as the gravel that their in (a greyish camo color).

BE WARNED...if you live in an area where gardeners spray pesticides to control insects they could be contaminated. I tend to avoid using wild caught insects unless they are from a mopre remote natural area that is not sprayed with anything. A pesticide, fertilizer, or fungicides can kill your cham!

The so-called "lubber" grasshopper is also toxic. I think these are limited to the SE USA.