• A grasshopper's diet depends on what plants grow in its natural habitat.grasshopper image by martini from Fotolia.com
  
  There are more than 8,000 different species of grasshopper in the world. Most of these are herbivores, meaning that they eat only plants (though there are a few grasshopper species that eat other insects). Grasshoppers often feed on grasses and shrubs that grow in their native habitat. Grasshoppers are often viewed as pests because they will eat flowering plants in gardens and grasses and shrubs in livestock pastures.
  
  

Club Horned Grasshopper

• The club horned grasshopper feeds on many types of grass.wheat field image by Florin Capilnean from Fotolia.com
  
  The club horned grasshopper is native to many parts of the United States and Canada. They usually feed in grassy meadows, eating plants such as wheat grass, June grass, needle thread and Kentucky bluegrass.
  
  

Creosote Bush Grasshopper

• Creosote bush grasshoppers feed only on the leaves and stems of creosote bushes.bush image by Igor Pashin from Fotolia.com
  
  The creosote bush grasshopper, sometimes referred to as "the desert clicker," is native to the southwestern United States. It is one of the only species of grasshopper that feeds on only one kind of plant. As their name suggests, the creosote bush grasshopper feeds exclusively on the leaves and stems of creosote bushes.
  
  

Plains Lubber Grasshopper

• The plains lubber grasshopper prefers sunflowers.sunflower image by Lucid_Exposure from Fotolia.com
  
  The plains lubber grasshopper, or Brachystola magna, is a species of grasshopper native to the western United States and parts of Mexico. Though it feeds on a variety of plants found in these areas, its preferred source of food is the sunflower. This type of grasshopper also eats cotton plants.
  
  

Obscure Bird Grasshopper

• Obscure bird grasshoppers feed on blackberries.blackberry bush with berries image by Oleg Mitiukhin from Fotolia.com
  
  The obscure bird grasshopper, or Shistocerca obscura, is native to many parts of the United States. It commonly feeds on fruits such as blackberries, flowers such as roses, and trees such as oaks.