When we were young, we often went to the grass to catch bugs and play, longhorn beetle , cricket , grasshopper and even locust are our playthings. Especially in summer, insects can always be heard in the grass, but once people approached, the insects disappeared. This burst of insects came from the "grasshopper".
But the world is so big, there are no surprises. A special grasshopper was found on Qingchengshan of Sichuan area. This grasshopper has a body length of 8cm. It is the largest grasshopper in my country, called " Giant Phyllodonta ", the longest body length can reach the length of 12.5CM.
Although the giant katydid is huge in size, it is not as strong as the called the "armored tree worm".
The most powerful grasshopper in the world
Armored tree bug is a large insect that lives in Africa. Its body length is about 3~7cm. Its appearance is more like cricket , But it is an animal of katydida sco. Because of this, most people call it "armor cricket, armored cricket" and so on.
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armored katydid, from its name, we can know that the shell of this katydid is very unusual. Its shell is thicker than normal insects,This is also at the expense of its flying ability. There are no wings on the armored tree bug, and it can only crawl on the ground.
However, this thick armor also gives it a strong defensive ability, especially the various small spikes on the armor, which makes it impossible for birds and other animals that prey on insects to have their mouths. The chance of yourself being preyed.
Of course, there are also some animals who refuse to let go of the "food" in front of them, and chase the armored tree bug. At this time, the armored tree moth, feeling deterred, will issue a sharp scream warning, and then it will sacrifice its big move "spray venom", spraying a yellow, extremely unpleasant liquid from its right shoulder. This liquid has a certain degree of toxicity, especially the smell is even more unpleasant than stink bug, and it is difficult to dissipate.
If the armored tree bug cannot escape the danger after spraying the venom, the armored tree bug will use its last trick-pretend to be sick. Most animals in nature choose healthy prey to eat, and even if they catch the sick prey, they will ignore it, because eating sick prey can easily threaten their lives.
Armored tree insects catch this point. When in danger, they will spit out the food in their belly and pretend to be sick, so that the animals that prey on armored tree insects will stay away. Armored tree bugs can also get their lives back.
Dangerous kind
In the world of armored tree bugs, their kind may be even more dangerous than predators. Armored tree bugs are very combative between the same kind as katydids. The difference is that the armored tree bugs are more cruel and even prey on the same kind.
Because of its size, it is very vulnerable to the coveting of birds and some mammals. Of course, armored tree bugs can also protect themselves from predation through their own small methods (spraying venom and pretending to be dead). It can drive away predators, but at the same time, the smell will attract its own kind, and send a message to the surrounding like that there is an injured armoured tree bug,Then the surrounding healthy and strong armored tree bug will come and prey on this "wounded" armored tree bug.
Generally, after avoiding the predator’s attack, the armored tree bug either cleans up its body as soon as possible, or stays away as soon as possible, in order to avoid avoiding the predator but being caught by its own kind. Carnage to death.
A bug that can catch birds
Generally speaking, bugs are absolutely afraid to attack birds. Not only are birds fast, they also have the advantage of being good at flying, especially the size and strength of birds. Is powerful.
The armored tree kadar dares to prey on birds, but only steals the young bird of red-billed queria finch ! In general, the nests of birds are built on tall trees, but the birds that pirate the red-billed queria finches are different. They like to live in groups and even build nests together. Although it is convenient, it is also very convenient. The conspicuous.
Once the armored tree bug finds the nest of the red-billed queria finches, it will sneak around the nest and use the adult birds in the nest to enter the nest when they go out for food. Enjoy stealing the young birds of the red-billed queria finch, and will sneak away before the adult birds return.
Otherwise, the armored tree chrysanthemum will face the crazy attack of the stealing red-billed queria finch. You must know that this kind of African sparrow will attack the existence of elephants because of the water source. Once the armored tree chrysanthemum is attacked, it will definitely be attacked. Injured, or even fall from the bird’s nest, and the injured armored tree bug will be chased by the same kind.
finally died in the mouth of the same kind.
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