[3] Grasshopper is defined as a "plant eating insect with long hind legs that are used for jumping and for producing a chirping sound".

[4] However, unlike the common grasshopper, the wings of T. ceperoi extend beyond its pronotum (the upper surface of the first segment of the thorax).

[12] However, due to threatened natural habitats, T. ceperoi also makes a home in dunes along shore lines, and in low and open vegetations.

[3] As T. ceperoi has evolved, it has also become capable of surviving in "floodplains, moist dune slacks, sand pits, drainage ditches or ponds".

Hochkirch et al. observed the reproductive interference between T. ceperoi and T. subulata, a neighbor and closely related species.

Resource competition could consist of fighting for food or territorial locations strategically safe from harm whether that be from predators or weather.

Third, they mapped where and in what amounts each species was present in relation to food sources in order to see if there was any type of segregation or aggregation.

Lastly, they experimentally changed the different habitats in order to see if the spatial distribution was a reflection of the "micro-habitat preferences".

T. ceperoi performed "pronotal bobbing", which is basically quick movement of the hind legs and the covering of the first thoracic segment.

[13] Microhabitat preference analysis results yielded T. subulata enjoyed taller vegetation areas with more ground cover than T.

[13] In accordance with Wertheim et al., the results showed coexistence can be explained by intraspecific aggregations despite the presence or absence of unequally distributed resources.

T. ceperoi is not unique in its apparent sexual dimorphism, as many Orthoptera present the similar traits of females averaging 9% larger than males.

The differential equilibrium hypothesis is well supported; however it cannot be deemed the clear answer because not enough experiments have tested intersexual competition.

[19] Another hypothesis was that perhaps the temperature controlled the growth of Orthoptera, which would be in accordance with previous data that Omocestus viridulus had the additional instar stage in only low altitude areas of the Alps.

[19][21] The study concludes with numerous theories, but decides there is not sufficient research to determine the exact cause of sexual size dimorphism in Orthoptera.

[9] These different places probably evolved due to the males who put themselves in danger of predation accruing greater chances at mating, while females enjoy nutrients to provide healthier offspring.