THE WHITE-FACED DECTICUS: HIS HABITSby@jeanhenrifabre

THE WHITE-FACED DECTICUS: HIS HABITS

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The White-faced Decticus (D. albifrons, Fabr.) stands at the head of the Grasshopper clan in my district, both as a singer and as an insect of imposing presence. He has a grey costume, a pair of powerful mandibles and a broad ivory face. Without being plentiful, he does not let himself be sought in vain. In the height of summer we find him hopping in the long grass, especially at the foot of the sunny rocks where the turpentine-tree takes root.
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by Jean-Henri Fabre @jeanhenrifabre.I was an entomologist, and author known for the lively style of my popular books on the lives of insects.
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