Summary ²

The wart-biter (Decticus verrucivorus) is a bush-cricket in the family Tettigoniidae. Its English and scientific names derive from the age-old practice of using the cricket to bite warts from the skin.

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1. (c) Иван Тисленко, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Иван Тисленко
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decticus_verrucivorus

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