So cute...and violent!

After arriving home and parking in our garage, we were amazed to find a little critter who had hitched a ride home on top of our car. We're pretty sure it is just a classic grasshopper, but this one was sporting quite the brilliant outfit. Neither one of us had ever seen one so brightly colored before. In fact, I'm pretty sure it was a grasshopper of some tropical descent. Anywho, being the nerdy science teacher, I told Robbie to make sure it didn't get away so that I could grab the camera. After a few snapshots Robbie decided to put the cute little guy (or girl--not sure because it wasn't wearing pants or a skirt) in his hand. It walked around his palm for a moment before inflicting large amounts of pain on Robbie. I guess the grasshopper used those cute little fangs to let us know he didn't want to be bothered.