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'''Giant grasshoppers''' are giant versions of the insect [[grasshopper]]. Compared to most other "giant" creatures, they are unimpressive. Usually benign, if forced into combat they have no [[attack]]s apart from [[push]]ing and [[wrestling]], and unlike their real-world counterparts, they cannot fly or jump. Even with their size maxing out at 200,007 cm<sup>3</sup>, this makes them little threat; consider using them as combat dummies for your military.
  
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'''Giant grasshoppers''' are giant versions of the insect [[grasshopper]]. They have a size of 200,007 cm<sup>3</sup> throughout their life cycle. They have no [[attack]]s apart from [[push]]ing and wrestling. Because of this, they are not a threat. [[crossbowman|Marksdwarves]] can make short work of them. Giant grasshoppers do not fly or jump, as they might in real life. Giant Grasshoppers cannot be [[animal trainer|tamed]] in fortress mode, as they are born adults. Tame versions may be obtained from elven caravans or raids on elven sites, but they cannot be trained for [[animal trainer|war]] or [[animal trainer|hunting]]. However, since they have a maximum age of one year like most giant insects, they do not make particularly good pets.  
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Giant grasshoppers cannot be [[animal trainer|tamed]] in fortress mode, as they are born as adults. Tame versions may be obtained from [[elf|elven]] [[caravan]]s or in [[mission|raid]]s on elven sites, but they cannot be trained for [[animal trainer|war]] or [[animal trainer|hunting]]. Like most giant insects, they only have a maximum age of one year, making these rare tame specimens very poor choices as pets anyway. If you happen to acquire one, you may as well just [[butcher]] it.
  
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Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] giant grasshoppers for their ''chirping'' and ''great leaps''.
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Giant grasshopper
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Urist likes giant grasshoppers for their chirping.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

Variations

Grasshopper - Grasshopper man - Giant grasshopper

Attributes
Alignment: Savage

· Exotic mount

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 500

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Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Max: 200,007 cm3

Age
Adult at: Birth
Max age: 1-1
Butchering returns

Food items

Meat 21-42
Fat 15-17
Brain 2
Heart 0-1
Intestines 8
Eyes 0-2

Raw materials

Skin Chitin
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A huge creature in the shape of a grasshopper.

Giant grasshoppers are giant versions of the insect grasshopper. Compared to most other "giant" creatures, they are unimpressive. Usually benign, if forced into combat they have no attacks apart from pushing and wrestling, and unlike their real-world counterparts, they cannot fly or jump. Even with their size maxing out at 200,007 cm3, this makes them little threat; consider using them as combat dummies for your military.

Giant grasshoppers cannot be tamed in fortress mode, as they are born as adults. Tame versions may be obtained from elven caravans or in raids on elven sites, but they cannot be trained for war or hunting. Like most giant insects, they only have a maximum age of one year, making these rare tame specimens very poor choices as pets anyway. If you happen to acquire one, you may as well just butcher it.

Some dwarves like giant grasshoppers for their chirping and great leaps.

The human should have brought bug spray.
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