Animal Posts

Here are some crazy grasshopper mouse facts for those who are not familiar with the most badass mouse species on the planet

- They are primarily carnivorous, and their diet is made up of not only bugs but also snakes, lizards and other mice.

- They hunt like true predators, slowly stalking and creeping up on their prey before ambushing them. They will sometimes let out a screech as they attack.

- Like wolves, they howl to establish territory and have a specially developed throat to produce louder vocalizations. They will stand up on their hind legs and throw their head back to howl- a sound that can be heard from 100 meters away!

- Grasshopper mouse behavior is linked to lunar cycles and they are more active during a full moon.

ty bugblr and specifically spacebugarts for helping me

here is a picture i took myself of the mysterious insect:

and here is the western paper wasp:

this makes more sense because they live in groups and Wikipedia says "M. flavitarsis typically will not sting, but rather ram into the threatening individual" and that was probably the "landing all over me" feeling