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Wart-biter
Decticus verrucivorus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
White-faced Bush-cricketDecticus albifrons
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Migratory LocustLocusta migratoria
Sedakov's Bush-cricketGampsocleis sedakovii
Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera
Grey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,646 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 12,646 |
| Russia | 2,826 |
| France | 1,500 |
| Austria | 853 |
| Italy | 719 |
| Germany | 695 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 608 |
| Poland | 505 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 449 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids · Orthoptera |
| Family | Katydids · Tettigoniidae |
| Genus | Wart Biters · Decticus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Wart-biter with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.