Corralitas Public Staircase: Check Out Those Spikes On His Hind Legs!

Photo: Diane Edwardson, June 20, 2012. GAAHHHH!  At least the 4" long Grasshopper is eating the non-native, invasive, highly toxic Castor Bean plants that have taken over the Corralitas Public Staircase. (Click on photo to enlarge.)