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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).
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The two larger individuals are female (#80 and #13), and the two smaller individuals are male (#16 and unnumbered ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
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The eggs that a captive female laid (Taeniopoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
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Colorado, Provincia de Limn, Costa Rica
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Female molting to adult stage (Taeniopoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
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This is an early instar with coloration very distinct from its adult stage (Taenipoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
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Colorado, Provincia de Limn, Costa Rica
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Colorado, Provincia de Limn, Costa Rica
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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).
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Female molting to adult stage (Taeniopoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
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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).
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After females lay eggs their ovipositors are covered with a white substance (Taeniopoda reticulata ~ Isla Colon, Panama).
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