Wart-biter bush cricket. Close-up of the head and thorax of a wart-biter (Decticus verrucivorus). This bush cricket's name derives from the fact that

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Wart-biter bush cricket. Close-up of the head and thorax of a wart-biter (Decticus verrucivorus). This bush cricket's name derives from the fact that it was once used to bite warts from a person's skin. Photographed in Italy in summer.

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Photo credit: © PAUL HARCOURT DAVIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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