Grasshoppers frightened by spiders affect whole ecosystem
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Grasshoppers ‘stressed’ by spiders affect the productivity of our soil. A grasshopper who is in fear of an attacker, such as a spider, will enter a situation of stress and will consume a greater quantity of carbohydrate-rich plants -- similar to humans under stress who might eat more sweets.