Hello Joe Just wanted to let you know that I found the name of the plant. You were right it was in fact a euphorbia. Euphorbia bougheyi Thanks for putting me on the right track Joy

This is not an Eastern Lubber. It is Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius). This species belongs to a group of especially strong fliers called "bird" grasshoppers. Its taste for certain valuable ornamental plants such as hibiscus often brings it into conflict with humans . From this link with excellent photos for ID: Here is a link that might be useful: Common Grasshoppers in Florida

a crushed leaf... for a brief second or two.. might smell like rootbeer but sometimes not ... but all 3 will smell the same.. if the same.. rootbeer or not... ken

The first one is a Peperomia; I don't know which, but you can poke around over at peperomia.net and maybe find it. The second is Elatostema repens - which has been known as Pellionia repens until recently.