These grasshoppers have herculean mating battles. This picture is depicting three males battling over a singe female (who happens to have no orange antennae and is farthest to the right) (Taeniopoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
This is a female who has buried her ovipositor in the sand to lay her eggs (she is being held in a tank to document the event) (Taeniopoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
Summary[edit] Description: Taeniopoda eques. Molino Basin, Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 18 September 2012. Date: 11 October 2012, 20:54. Source: Horse Lubber Grasshopper. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 20′ 25.44″ N, 110° 41′ 08.33″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.340401; -110.685646.
Summary[edit] Description: Taeniopoda eques. Molino Basin, Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 20 September 2008. Date: 30 October 2011, 00:52. Source: Horse Lubber Close-Up. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 20′ 24.16″ N, 110° 41′ 09.83″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.340045; -110.686064.
Summary[edit] Description: Horse Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda eques) Douglas, Cochise Co., Arizona August 4, 1972 Public Domain image by Christopher Johnson Part of the "Insects Unlocked" Project University of Texas at Austin. Date: 25 November 2015, 11:40. Source: Horse Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda eques). Author: Insects Unlocked. Authority control: : Q33236104.
Summary[edit] Description: Taeniopoda eques. Molino Basin, Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 18 September 2012. Date: 23 November 2012, 00:24. Source: Lubber Pronotum. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 20′ 49.5″ N, 110° 40′ 43.84″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.347083; -110.678844.
Summary[edit] Description: English: An adult female Taeniopoda eques photographed in the eastern foothills of Arizona's Rincon Mountains. Date: 21 October 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Matthew Schallan.