Lessons of Life & Death. From Grasshoppers.

Image: Ashahar alias Krishna Khan

Because who better to teach such weighty matters than a crazy-eyed grasshopper?

OK. Take a deep breath, hold it in for 5 seconds and let it out slowly. And remember you can stop at any time.

Ready?

Image: J.M.Garg

First, the Hooded Grasshopper (Teratodes monticollis), from India and Sri Lanka.

Image: Thomas Brown

Then, a Hymenotes grasshopper, from the Philippines.

I think you'll agree with me, that the message is a powerful one.