It’s the middle of October and grasshoppers are still hopping, though it seems that there are fewer of them than a month ago. This grasshopper was willing to stay still long enough to pose for this informal portrait. The sunlight was coming from the side and the back, helping to illuminate the underside of the grasshopper that is usually in the shadows and there is a nice glow to the grasshopper. I like the effect.
Illuminated fall grasshopper
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Mike Powell 
Beautiful! I never new grasshoppers were so colorful.
My first thought was — wearing a suit of armor.
Armor–I like that idea (and there are certain parts of the grasshopper that seem to have that added protection). Maybe he needs a better helmet and perhaps some chainmail armor too.