The family of orthopterous insects which includes the true locusts and the grasshoppers with short antennae: Acrididae are the family of a large and diverse number of insects in the order Orthoptera which consists of the locusts and true grasshoppers. There are about 7,000 species in 1,100 genera.

Short-horned grasshoppers or true locusts: Woodchats certainly love to feed on Acrididae, in addition to beetles, dragonflies, and bees.