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πŸ¦— Grasshoppers & Crickets

Armored Ground Cricket

Acanthoplus discoidalis

About

A large heavily armored katydid with sharp spines on its thorax and legs. It is flightless and moves in large migratory bands. When threatened, it can squirt hemolymph from its joints.

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Did You Know?

Individuals in marching bands become cannibalistic, and those that stop moving are eaten by those behind them.