Canon Elan IIe, tripod Sigma 105 EX Macro Fuji Provia 100F f11, 1/30

Grassus Hopperis

Yes, I made that up. I have no idea what this is, other than a grasshopper.

But a cluster of them attracted my attention when I stopped the car to photograph some alligators, in the Florida Everglades. I'm guessing the bright coloration would scare away predators, though it'd be hard to mistake them for wasps. Maybe they're just an evolutionary dead end.

Some might say the same about me, sprawled on the ground six feet from the road to get photos of something like this...