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Athletic readiness

Load the leap.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

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Grasshopper (Caelifera) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Grasshopper

Species principle: Readiness

Load the leap.

The leap works because the body was prepared before danger arrived.

Grasshoppers use enlarged hind legs to jump away from danger. This spring-like escape movement is one of their most recognizable survival behaviors.

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