Spiked magician (Saga pedo)

''Saga pedo'' is a species of bush cricket, spread throughout the European part of the Mediterranean, and Asia as far east as China. It is a wingless bush cricket, with the body size of up to 12 centimetres , which makes it one of the largest European insects. Colloquially known as the predatory bush cricket, or the Spiked Magician , it is uncommon among its kind due to its carnivorous lifestyle, most often preying on smaller insects, with a known tendency towards cannibalism as well. For this purpose,.. more