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Stephens Island weta or Cook Strait giant weta on Maud Island predator-free sanctuary. These huge endangered insects are endemic to New Zealand.

Adult female of Turanogryllus lateralis cricket sitting on the sand

$Description:\nAdult wart-biters are 31–82 millimeters, with females being significantly larger than males. They are typically dark green in colour, usually with dark brown blotches on the pronotum and wings (a dark brown morphotype also occurs). The female has a long and slightly up curved ovipositor.\n The wart-biter has a song consisting of a rapidly repeated series of short bursts of clicks, sometimes lasting for several minutes.\nWart-biters normally move about by walking; they rarely fly, except when frightened. Most can only fly 3 to 4 meters at a time.\nHabitat:\nThe species is found in calcareous grassland and heathland habitats.\n\nDiet:\nThe species is omnivorous. Plants eaten include knapweed, nettles, bedstraws; the species also eats insects, including other grasshoppers. \nLife cycle:\nThe wart-biter lays its eggs in the soil; these eggs normally hatch after two winters. It then passes through seven instar stages between April and June. The adult stage is reached in the beginning of July. Wart-biter populations peak in late July and early August. Newly hatched Decticus are encased in a sheath to facilitate their trip to the soil surface, the sheath holding the legs and antennae safely against the body while burrowing upwards. A neck which can in turn be inflated and deflated, enlarges the top of its tunnel, easing its passage upwards.\nStatus and distribution:\nThis species occurs throughout continental Europe, except the extreme south, ranging from southern Scandinavia to Spain, Italy, and Greece. It is also found in temperate Asia, as far east as China. Geographic features such as mountains have fragmented the species, leading to a wide range of forms and numerous subspecies.\n\nConservation:\nThe population of wart-biters has declined in many areas of northern Europe. In Britain and the Netherlands, it is threatened with extinction (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Black file cricket insect, Satara, Maharashtra, India

The Weta is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable creepy crawlies. Weta have become icons for invertebrate conservation in New Zealand because many species are threatened or endangered. There are more than 70 species of Weta in New Zealand. This is a Tree Weta.

Trichoptera in Baltic amber, Eocene, approximately 56 - 34 million years ago. Image taken with extreme macro and focus stacking technique.

New Zealand native Weta, normally spends most of its time in dark holes but is shown here out in the open - very rare.

True Cricket Nymph of the Family Trigonidiidae

Side View Of A Fly Isolated On A White Background

Whip scorpions calling across the desert ground

Giant grasshopper (Saga ephippigera) in Termessos National Park

Tiny mosquito-like insect (but not a mosquito!); especially common in moist environments

Cynipidae Gall Wasp Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Macro photograph of a stick bugs head and eyes.

One adult Rainbow Isopod (Trachelipus rathkii) with orange color morph sitting in soil

Detailed closeup on a Mediterranean Common Crevice-Cricket, Gryllomorpha dalmatina in Gard, France

Dead long-horned grasshopper isolated on white background

Male of Stylops. Strepsiptera, this is a mysterious order of insects that are parasites of other insects, mainly bees.

A detailed photo of grasshopper on a white wall.

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