The manila grasshopper has several benefits to ecosystem and humans.
- In general it facilitates decomposition and regrowth of plants by creating a balance between the types of plants that grow well.
- Like other animals, grasshopper eats and excretes in the soil. Its waste increases the fertility of the soil and promotes plant growth.
- Grasshopper body is rich in protein, on its death microorganisms break down its body and enrich the soil and helps plants to grow.
- Grasshoppers prevent over growth of plants as it consume about 10% of the available plant biomass, thus maintain ecological balance.
False Because the frequency would increase
Because of their resemblance and relationship to prehistoric reptiles and many people think that birds descended from dinosaurs
