Does the particle setting affect grasshoppers?

[RatKing0]

I'm considering turning down particles a bit, and wanted to know if this would also reduce grasshopper appearances? i like the little guys and would be sad if i see less of them lol 

[LadyWYT]

I'm guessing probably not, since grasshoppers probably count as entities, despite only being a pixel. Particles probably just refers to the particles that appear when breaking a block, or the ambient particles that appear in high winds or otherwise appear to help enhance/indicate fire, smoke, and falling leaves/snow. But that's just a guess.