Though normally a vegetarian the Armoured Ground Cricket will turn cannibalistic when there numbers increase at the end of the rainy season. Protected

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Though normally a vegetarian the Armoured Ground Cricket will turn cannibalistic when there numbers increase at the end of the rainy season. Protectedby spines they are slow and even with a noxious foam to make them distastful they are eaten by many animals.

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Iringa, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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