Today's poser: Differential grasshopper

This grasshopper landed in front of me and turned in circles.

The chevrons on its hind leg indicate it is a Differential Grasshopper, a major pest for farmers and gardeners.

The adults usually began appearing in mid July.

I assumed this grasshopper was posing because I was carrying a camera so I shot its portrait.

Is that your best smile?

Really you don't have a "best side."

Even your backside is quite lovely. Would I lie to you?

Then I kept shooting thinking I could possibly get a cool pic of the grasshopper taking off.

However the grasshopper wasn't in a hurry to move on. But I was hot -- temp was 87/feels like 96 -- so I walked around it.

So long, grasshopper.