White, blue, and black spotted bright-yellow panther-spotted grasshopper with green wings and amazing blue- and white-banded antennae, resting vertically on a stem against a dark background.
Left profile view of a mating pair of white, blue, and black spotted bright-yellow panther-spotted grasshoppers with green wings and amazing blue- and white-banded antennae, resting vertically, with the much smaller male clutching the female, on a stem against a dark background.
Right profile view of a mating pair of white, blue, and black spotted bright-yellow panther-spotted grasshoppers with green wings and amazing blue- and white-banded antennae, resting vertically, with the much smaller male clutching the female, on a stem against a mottled tan desert background.
Head-on view of a pair of mating pair of white, blue, and black spotted bright-yellow panther-spotted grasshoppers with green wings and amazing blue- and white-banded antennae, resting vertically on a stem against a dark background. Their incredible spotted appearance is the prominent feature.
Mother Nature often makes her messages very, very obvious. #Poecilotettix panthera, the panther-spotted #grasshopper is distasteful. This spectacularly #aposematic species encourages potential predators to “learn” this by feeding, resting & mating in plain sight. #MolinoBasin #Arizona #Acrididae