Interesting Grasshopper Anatomy

I caught this couple in the act yesterday.

There are so many things to look at on these two that I could spend hours marveling over the complexity of their bodies. First, look at how fragile the leg joint / knee looks:

Going down the tibia, we can see the differences in spines between the two:

I found it interesting that this one is using the tarsus of its leg to balance on the stem:

Finally, I can make out 7 of the 8 segments of the male's abdomen:

Although less naughty for the camera, this guy has some great claws to show:

Look at these on the tip of the middle leg:

And then this spur that appears between the tibia and tarsus.

This neat site from the USDA helped me with a lot of the anatomy.