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by jacquesm 1224 days ago
> He muttered to himself that hence that proves grasshoppers use their legs to hear

Not quite, but the location of the grasshoppers hearing organ is actually quite close to the legs!

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In crickets, which together with grasshoppers are in the order Orthoptera, the hearing organs are actually on the legs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect)
Many women would say the same about many men, who often don't hear a word that they are saying!