Eastern lubber grasshopper's black body glistens with gold highlights.
An outdoor daytime extreme close up view of an Eastern lubber grasshopper. The grasshopper is facing left with its left side showing. The perspective of the image is angled up to the left about 25 degrees. The grasshopper is black bodied with gold highlights along its torso. The sunlight is reflecting off its tail end and the top of its head. Its back legs are both pointing upwards and slightly to the right. The grasshopper is standing on a tan wood plank with a rough grain. A light gray wood board side is in the top half, upper right corner of the image. The board and plank are separated by an off-white strip of wood.