Adult female (right) and male (left) showing clear sexual dimorphism in size. Female is also "rubbing" the end of her abdomen against the substrate, which is a behavior that's significance is yet unknown (Taeniopoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
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).