The rufous grasshopper has also been known to sparingly eat other plants such as rushes.

Rufous grasshopper males perform an unusually long courtship.

The rufous grasshopper is usually found in open land, particularly terrain such as meadows, pastures, and forest edges that feature tall grass.

Grasshoppers abound, including the Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus.

The rufous grasshopper is a medium-sized, broad, brown, 'short-horned' grasshopper with clubbed antennae that are tipped with a conspicuous white or pale color.

Some wildlife, such as the Large Blue butterfly, suffered immensely because of their dependence on short grass, but other organisms, like the rufous grasshopper, prospered because the lack of rabbits led to an increase in long grass.