A while back I posted an article on this
Interesting Black Ball which I found.
It turned out to be the nymphs of the Elegant Grasshopper (
Zonocerus elegans). One brood of eggs are laid per year in the autumn and remain in the ground for 6 months until spring.
They are large and become pests of cotton, cocoa, coffee and many other crops. They can emit a yellow, nauseating fluid when disturbed. Livestock avoid eating bushes infested with this species.
The above photograph is of a young male which does not yet have his full colors as below. They will produce sounds during aggressive interaction.
It turned out to be the nymphs of the Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans). One brood of eggs are laid per year in the autumn and remain in the ground for 6 months until spring.
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