31 days to go to Insect Week
ORDER: ORTHOPTERA
(Ancient Greek - ortho = sheath ; pteron = wing)
Often found in larger gardens where grass and native trees are allowed to go a little wild, feed on plants.
Cramp-ball weevils look like bird poo, moths pretend to be lichen, caterpillars disguise as twigs with last year’s bud scars…
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