grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...

is a common type of herbivorous insect. Grasshopper or grasshoppers may also refer to:

Companies

Martins Bank Martins Bank was a London private bank, trading for much of its time under the symbol of “The Grasshopper”, that could trace its origins back to the London goldsmiths. Martins agreed to its acquisition by the Bank of Liverpool in 1918. The Ba ...

, or the Grasshopper (1730–1760), a private bank in London * Grasshopper Manufacture, a video game company *

The Grasshopper Company The Grasshopper Company is headquartered in Moundridge, Kansas, United States. The company manufactures commercial & residential mowers, snow removal equipment, and ground care equipment. History Grasshopper has been a family-owned business s ...

, an American manufacturer of lawn mowers and related implements

Drinks

Grasshopper (cocktail) A Grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink. The name of the drink derives from its green color, which comes from crème de menthe. A bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, Tujague's, claims the drink was invented i ...

* Grasshöpper Wheat Ale, produced by

Big Rock Brewery Big Rock Brewery is a Canadian public company and the largest brewery that is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Additional brewing operations are located in Vancouver, British Columbia; Etobicoke, Ontario; and Liberty Village in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Films

* ''The Grasshopper'' (1955 film), a Soviet drama * ''The Grasshopper'' (1970 film), a drama starring Jacqueline Bisset and Jim Brown * ''Grasshoppers'' (Cavallette), a 1990 short animated film * ''Grasshopper'' (film), a 2015 Japanese thriller starring Toma Ikuta, Tadanobu Asano and Ryosuke Yamada

Literature

* Grasshopper (character), several characters in Marvel Comics * ''Grasshopper'' (novel), by Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) * "The Grasshopper" (short story), 1892, by Anton Chekhov

Military

* * Grasshopper (robot weather station), developed by the US Air Force and Navy in the 1950s and deployed by parachute *

Grasshopper cannon Grasshopper was the nickname for a cannon used by the British in the late 18th century as a light battalion gun to support infantry. It was designed for service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America. Its barrel was made o ...

, a British infantry weapon designed in the 18th century *

Slingsby Grasshopper The Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper is a British primary training glider built by Slingsby Sailplanes for the Royal Air Force.Hardy 1982, p. 115. Development The design is based on the pre-World War II German SG 38 Schulgleiter, modified to use the ...

, a British Royal Air Force training glider *

Taylorcraft L-2 The Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper is an American observation and liaison aircraft built by Taylorcraft Aircraft, Taylorcraft for the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Design and development In 1941 the United States Army Air Forces ...

or Grasshopper, an American military aircraft * Aeronca L-3 or Grasshopper, an American military aircraft * Piper L-4 or Grasshopper, a military version of the Piper J-3 Cub * Stinson L-13 or Grasshopper, an American military aircraft

Music

* Grasshopper (band), a Cantopop group from Hong Kong *

Grasshopper (musician) Grasshopper (born Sean Thomas Mackowiak, May 25 1967) is an American musician with the band Mercury Rev. He has also appeared with Rev side-project Harmony Rockets, his own band Grasshopper and the Golden Crickets, and as a guest musician on numer ...

(born 1967), American, with the band Mercury Rev * ''Grasshopper'' (album), by J. J. Cale * ''Grasshopper'' (EP), by British band Ride

Songs

* "The Grasshoppers" (song), by the South Korean group Sunny Hill * "Grasshopper" (song), a J. J. Cale song off the album ''Grasshopper'' (album) * "Grasshopper" (song), a Ride song off the album '' Going Blank Again''

Places

Grasshopper, Arizona Grasshopper Pueblo, sometimes called Grasshopper Ruin, was a populated place from 1275 to 1400 CE at what is now Fort Apache Indian Reservation, about west of Cibecue in east-central Arizona in the United States. The settlement was a multicultura ...

, a populated place *

Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas Grasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567. History Grasshopper Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County. Geogr ...

Delaware River (Kansas) The Delaware River (originally called the Grasshopper River)
is a U.S. Geological Survey. Nati ...

, or Grasshopper River *

Grasshopper Glacier (Montana) Grasshopper Glacier is in the Beartooth Mountains, Custer National Forest, Montana, U.S. The glacier is within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Grasshopper Glacier is approximately long and wide. ...

Grasshopper Glacier (Wyoming) Grasshopper Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the US state of Wyoming on the east of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range. Grasshopper Glacier is in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glac ...

Sports

The Grasshopper (horse) The Grasshopper was a horse that competed in the sport of eventing, and is most notable for being one of only five horses to have competed in six or more CCIOs. He stood high. The Grasshopper, foaled in Ireland under the name "Copper Coin ...

(foaled c. 1945), a competitor in the sport of eventing *

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds the ...

, a Swiss association football club **

Grasshopper Club Zürich (women) Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen is a Swiss women's football team from Niederhasli, Zürich representing Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Women's Super League. History The team was founded in 1977 in Schwerzenbach, Zürich, as DFC Schwe ...

, the women's team * Grasshoppers F.C., a defunct association football club from Bonnybridge, Scotland *

Birmingham Grasshoppers Birmingham Grasshoppers were an American soccer team that played in Birmingham, Alabama from 1992 to 1996 as a member of the United States Interregional Soccer League. When the USISL split into two leagues in 1995, the Grasshoppers joined the Prem ...

, a defunct soccer team from Alabama, United States * Greensboro Grasshoppers, a minor league baseball team in North Carolina, United States *

Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team from Preston, Lancashire. The men's senior team play in the RFU National League 2 North, a level 4 league in the RFU league pyramid. History The club was founded on 28 Se ...

, a rugby union team from Preston, England * Grasshopper Women's Masters, a women's World Curling Tour event

Vehicles

Ikarus Grasshopper The Ikarus Grasshopper is a German high-wing, single-place, hang glider, designed by Thomas Pellicci and produced by his company Ikarus Drachen Thomas Pellicci.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', ...

, a German hang glider design * Sopwith Grasshopper, a British two-seat touring biplane * XO-63 Grasshopper and L6A Grasshopper, variants of the

Interstate Cadet The Interstate Cadet was an American two-seat tandem, high wing, single-engine monoplane light aircraft. Around 320 of these aircraft were produced between the years 1941 and 1942 by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation based in El ...

light aircraft * ''Atlantic'' (locomotive), nicknamed Grasshopper *

SpaceX Grasshopper Falcon 9 prototypes were experimental flight test reusable rockets that performed vertical takeoffs and landings. The project was privately funded by SpaceX, with no funds provided by any government until later on. Two prototypes were built, an ...

, a Falcon 9 prototype

Other uses

Grasshopper (chess piece) The grasshopper is a fairy chess piece that moves along , , and (as a queen) but only by hopping over another piece. The piece to be hopped may be any distance away, but the grasshopper must land on the square immediately behind it in the same dir ...

, used in grasshopper chess * ''Grasshopper'' (sculpture), 1988, by Wayne Chabre in Salem, Oregon, United States *

Grasshopper (software) Grasshopper is a framework to allow the use of Visual Basic and C# applications on a Java application server. It is produced by Mainsoft Mainsoft is a software company, founded in 1993, that develops interoperability software products for Micro ...

, a framework to allow the use of Visual Basic and C# on a Java Application Server *

Operation Grasshopper Operation Grasshopper was a project to look for natural resources in Suriname from the air. For this project, seven airstrips were constructed in the interior of Suriname from 1959 onward. The project was the brainchild of the Minister of Develo ...

, a project to look for natural resources in Suriname from the air * Grasshopper beam engine, a variant where the beam is pivoted at one end, rather than in the centre *

Grasshopper escapement The grasshopper escapement is a low-friction escapement for pendulum clocks invented by British clockmaker John Harrison around 1722. An escapement, part of every mechanical clock, is the mechanism that gives the clock's pendulum periodic pushes ...

, a mechanical component of a clock * Grasshopper 3D, a visual programming language that runs within the Rhinoceros 3D CAD application * Grasshopper Scouts, a Hong Kong scouting organization for 6- to 8-year-old children * Grasshopper or Kwai Chang Caine, a character in the TV series '' Kung Fu''