It is easy to see the rings in the abdomen of the locust or grasshopper.
Now, what about the thorax?
That, you tell me, has no rings.
Look again, and look carefully.
You will have to see another picture.
This is a picture of the head and thorax of the grasshopper. It is drawn to show the separate parts of the thorax.
Yes, John, the thorax has three segments. They are grown so close together you would not suspect it until you looked very close.
The front legs are fastened to the first segment.
What is fastened to the middle segment?