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The wart-biter on Rosa canina The wart-biter (Decticus verrucivorus) gets his name because of the combination of teeth strong enough to penetrate skin and the biting stumach juices it spits out when treathened could burn a wrath away.<br /> Decticus verrucivorus,Geotagged,The Netherlands,The wart-biter,Wart-biter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The wart-biter on Rosa canina

The wart-biter (Decticus verrucivorus) gets his name because of the combination of teeth strong enough to penetrate skin and the biting stumach juices it spits out when treathened could burn a wrath away.

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The Wart-biter

The wart-biter is a bush-cricket in the family Tettigoniidae. Its English and scientific names derive from the age-old practice of using the cricket to bite warts from the skin.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Dec 30, 2011. Captured Aug 24, 2008 15:11 in Vliegveldweg 27, 6235 Ulestraten, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D60
  • f/5.6
  • ISO360
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.