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.
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