The Bigger the Zayante the Better

Dear Boss,

As you requested, I am providing the complete classifications for the Zayante band-winged grasshopper. The classifications are:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mandibulata
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Trimerotropis
Species: Trimerotropis infantilis

Adaptations
1. The dry and sandy land of the Zanyante hills is one factors that contribute to the well being and survival of my species.
2. Plants are also very important for the adaptation of this specie because there eggs are planted in the roots of plants. With out plants there eggs would not survive.
3. The colors of the grasshopper also help it blend into it environment. The body is a simple tan and gray color, but the wings of this species are yellow, and the hind legs are a beautiful blue and gray.

For the process of selective breeding I chose to use the beautiful colors of the grasshoppers legs and wings. These parts of the species could be used to decorate clothing such as hats and shirts or other fashionable items. But the problem is that this grasshopper is not very large, so selective breeding could be used to increase the size of these parts. If the wings are made larger then less grasshoppers would be needed in order to decorate with. If the legs are made bigger and stronger then they would last longer and the amount of grasshoppers needed would also be less.

The procedure I would use to first obtain this specie would be to travel to Santa Cruz County, in the Zayante sand hills of California, since this is the only location of these particular grasshoppers. To collect this specie I wouldn’t need permission since they are not yet protected, but I will only take a small amount. I would also collect the sand and soil so that the habitat could be duplicated in the lab. The temperature would also be a important factor, and the mating habits are not yet known so that would be something to find out. After duplicating the environment in the lab, I would give the species a little time to adapt. Instead of breeding the grasshopper with another Zayante band-winged grasshopper, I would select a larger grasshopper with the same mating habits. I would then mate the two. I would then select the larger grasshoppers of the first generation. Then I would breed those grasshopper, and create a larger specie of Zayante grasshoppers. Then I would have grasshoppers with larger wings and larger and stronger legs.

In the experiment I know I new specie of Zayante grasshopper will be created. This might cause some environments changes, cause of the mixer of species. The environment might have to be a mixture of what both of the grasshopper are use too. When this specie is released into a new environment it might not breed with other grasshoppers but only the ones of its kind. If they only breed together then it will surly be considered a new specie.

I can see that experiment as being very profitable and great asset to the company. It is ethical and would only be unethical if we took more Zayante grasshopper than what are need from there environment. This could also help the endangered specie if the new breed was able to breed with the old specie. This would make them all strong and increase there chances of survival. I recommend that we start on this project as soon as possible before someone else steals the idea.

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