Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Kim Taylor / Lubber grasshopper (Romaleidae) nymph on plant, Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Lubber Grasshopper (Tropidacris sp) juvenile, Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Lubber Grasshopper (Chromacris sp), Ecuador

Piotr Naskrecki / Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda reticulata) pair mating, Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda reticulata), Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Lubber Grasshopper (Munatia sp), Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Lubber Grasshopper (Munatia sp), Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

B&S Draker / Horse Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda eques) adult on cactus. Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Chihuahuan Desert, West Texas, USA, August.

Rod Williams / Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera) captive, from SE and Central USA

Pete Oxford / Lubber Grasshopper (Tropidacris sp), Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Murray Cooper / Lubber Grasshopper (Chromacris sp) pair mating, Amazon, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Lubber Grasshopper (Chromacris sp) group on leaves, Amazon, Ecuador

Thomas Marent / Grasshopper (Chromacris speciosa) group on leaf, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Lubber Grasshopper (Tropidacris sp) on cone, Tambopata-Candamo Nature Reserve, Peru

Thomas Marent / Lubber Grasshopper (Tropidacris sp) leg, showing spines used as defense, Peru

Piotr Naskrecki / Lubber Grasshopper (Callonotacris sp) has a bright, aposematic coloration that advertises the toxicity of its body, Guyana

Piotr Naskrecki / Lubber Grasshopper (Colpolopha sp) from the family Romaleidae, Guyana

PREMAPHOTOS / Gold-horned lubber grasshopper (Taeniopoda auricornis) newly moulted adult hanging from its old nymphal skin, in tropical dry forest, Mexico

Steven David Miller / Lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna) Everglades NP, Florida, USA Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Doug Wechsler / Eastern Lubber grasshopper (Romale microptera) Everglades NP, Florida, USA

Pete Oxford / Lubber grasshopper (Romaleidae) Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana

Adrian Davies / Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera / guttata) pair mating, Florida, USA

Steven David Miller / Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera) juvenile, Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna) Arizona Desert, USA

Piotr Naskrecki / Lubber Grasshopper (Chromacris sp) close-up, Costa Rica

Kim Taylor / Lubber Grasshopper (Phymateus sp) defensive display, Namibia, captive

Steven David Miller / Eastern lubber grasshopper juvenile (Romale microptera) Florida USA

Doug Wechsler / Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romale microptera). Everglades NP, Florida, USA

Pete Oxford / Lubber grasshoppers mating {Romaleidae} Cerrado habitat, Piaui state, NE Brazil

Gerry Ellis / Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) detail of wing, Madagascar

Pete Oxford / Lubber Grasshopper (Romaleidae) pair mating among cactus spines, an example of sexual dimorphism showing male as much smaller than the female, Caatinga ecosystem, Bahia State, Brazil

Pete Oxford / Lubber Grasshopper (Romaleidae) pair mating among cactus spines, an example of sexual dimorphism showing male as much smaller than the female, Caatinga ecosystem, Bahia State, Brazil

Claus Meyer / Grasshopper (Tropidacris cristata) portrait, Atlantic Forest ecosystem, Brazil

Claus Meyer / Grasshopper (Tropidacris cristata) pair balancing on twig, Atlantic Forest ecosystem, Brazil

Christian Ziegler / Left to right, from top: Blue Helicopter Damselfly (Megaloprepus coerulatus), Mydas Fly (Mydidae), Saw-nosed Planthopper (Cathedra serrata), Metalmark (Lymnas pixe), Grasshopper (Proscopia panamensis)...

Premaphotos / Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera) warningly coloured female, Georgia, USA

Premaphotos / Chihuahua toad lubber grasshopper (Phrynotettix tschivavensis: Romaleidae) camouflaged on a stone in desert, Arizona, USA

Premaphotos / Horse lubber grasshopper (Taeniopoda eques), which flashes warningly coloured red wings when disturbed, in desert, Mexico