BT Šab 77b(28) :מאי טעמ׳ קרנא דקמצא רכיכא משום דדיירי {{כ}}שׂלת,בשׂגת,י חילפי ואי קשיא {{ג}}שׂלת,נשׂגת,דיא ומתעוורא
: why is a grasshopper's antenna flexible? because they live in the fern (willow?) growths and if it were hard it would drop off and it would be blinded
See the entire entry for ndy#2 vb. to drop down, project out
BT Šab 77b(28) :ואי קשיא {{ג}}<נ>דיא ומתעוורא
: if the (antenna of the locust) is hard, it breaks off and it becomes blind
See the entire entry for ˁwr#2 vb. to blind