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- This page contains pictures and information about Pygmy Grasshoppers in family Tetrigidae
that we found in the
Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Pygmy Grasshoppers, as their name imply, are small in size. They prefer wet habitat. They may be found along
watercourses, sit on mud and amongst stones along creeks. Some of them were
found on rainforest floor. They feed on algae and vegetation.
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- Creek Pygmy Grasshopper
 - Paratettix sp., body length 10mm
- You may not see any insect in this picture. But if you watch it carefully,
you should see a grasshopper in the middle. We took this picture on
the water edge of a small pond at Bulimba Creek. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Forest Pygmy Grasshopper
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- Tetrix sp., body length 12mm
- Pictures were taken in Ford Road Conservation Area on Jan
2009. We do not known much about this grasshopper. Please also check this page
for more information.
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- Reference:
- 1. Grasshopper
Country - the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia, D Rentz,
UNSW Press, 1996, p195.
- 2. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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