Aug 3, 2024
INSECT OF THE DAY: the Wart-biter (Decticus verrucivorus)
Wart-biters are a type of bush-cricket. They grow up to 3-4 centimeters long, can fly if they get scared, and make a noise eerily similar to that of an accelerating bicycle. They get their name from the practice common throughout eighteen century Europe: getting rid of Warts by getting these guys to nibble on them
The upper two pictures: Adult male of the red morph.
The bottom two: Adult female of the green morph.
Might want to start a discussion about manipulated nature photographs: sorry for not being able to photograph them in their natural habitats
