The short-horned grasshopper is known to be agriculturally harmful to crops as their diet consists of leaves, flowers, and seeds.

[6] The California orange-winged grasshopper is known for making a cracking noise while flying by rubbing its front wings together.

[7] The noise produced during flight by male and some female band-wing grasshoppers is associated with mating.

[8] They are commonly found in a sunny, open patch of soil, blending in with their surrounding environment due to their camouflage coloring.

[9] Female grasshoppers reproduce 100 eggs in the soil, which will continue the life cycle of different stages of molts.