Mean Green Killing Machine

pigeon-toad:

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What’s four inches long, covered in spines, and has an insatiable appetite for flesh?

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A red-eyed devil katydid (Neobarettia spinosa), native to the deserts of the American Southwest, of course! These are not your average garden variety katydids that eat leaves - they are fierce predators with huge appetites and in addition to other insects they may prey on frogs and even lizards in the wild. All of which they eat alive.

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These katydids are flightless, but retain tiny useless wings that they spread when they’re grumpy to make themselves look even more impressive.

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They are mostly bluff, but they will bite and start trying to eat you if your hand smells like food.

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