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Acanthoplus discoidalis : ウィキペディア英語版 | Acanthoplus discoidalis
''Acanthoplus discoidalis'' is a species in the Bradyporinae, a subfamily of the katydid family (Tettigoniidae). Like its closest relatives, ''Acanthoplus discoidalis'' variously bears common names such as armoured katydid, armoured ground cricket, armoured bush cricket, corn cricket, setotojane and . The species is native to parts of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.〔http://140.247.119.225/OrthSoc/pdf/Metaleptea_O_2001.pdf Developing Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Control of the Armoured Bush Cricket, Acanthoplus Discoidalis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Poster 120 Mosupi, P. O. P., J. van den Berg, M. A. McGeoch & S. V. Green〕 Note that the common names are characteristically misleading; the species is not closely related to true crickets, which are a different family, the Gryllidae. Note that the common names are characteristically misleading; the species is not closely related to true crickets, which are a different family, the Gryllidae. ==Description== ''Acanthoplus discoidalis'' is a wide-bodied, flightless species that typically grows to a body length of about 5 cm. The pronotum bears several sharp, conical spines. The mandibles, or main biting jaws, are powerful; they can inflict a painful nip and they permit the insect to feed on material such as tough herbage or carrion. Another defense against predators is reflex bleeding (also called "autohaemorrhaging" in which the insects squirt haemolymph from pores in their exoskeleton, achieving a range of a few centimetres.
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