The mole variety of this insect has forelegs adapated for shoveling: the males can chirp a mean tune, too
[DOC] [TLE] The Project Gutenberg eBook, Book of Monsters, by David Fairchild ... [PAR] We must not forget that man has domesticated certain of the insects and that ... 
Then too, these creatures have been posed with considerable care in order to 
give .... contracting muscles of a grasshopper's back legs will pull the other four 
legs ..... a male grasshopper chirping, for the males alone can sing, you can think 
that... [DOC] [TLE] Some Curious Flyers, Creepers, and Swimmers, by James Johonnot [PAR] Jan 27, 2010 ...