Ghost Grasshopper

Description:

The bright colors are a warning that the grasshopper is chemically protected, exudes a toxic foam when it’s attacked, which apparently is a good way of keeping tarantulas and other large spiders at bay. It’s a type of locust, and at times it can occur in numbers large enough to cause a significant amount of destruction. It’s also fairly indiscriminate in the crops it will chew through. Unlike other locusts, they’re no good for people to eat, though their attractive appearance probably does give some consolation to the people who are starving to death.