Grasshoppers may live up to how long?

• A. One week
• B. One month
• C. Two months
• D. One year

Answer: (C)

Grasshoppers have short lifespans once they reach adulthood. In most rangeland settings, an adult lives only a few weeks and rarely longer than about two months, because they complete their life cycle within a single growing season and many die from predators, disease, or environmental stress. The other options are not realistic upper limits for typical field populations—one week is usually too short for a full adult life, one month doesn’t capture the longest possible adult period, and one year isn’t seen since many populations overwinter as eggs and don’t persist as adults that long.