Armored Ground Crickets are found throughout most part of Africa. Only the sandy deserts are too inhospitable for them. The species that inhabit mainly southern Africa are known as "koringkriek," an Afrikaans word meaning "wheat cricket." In some years, plagues of the insects appear, posing a serious threat to cereal crops. Armored Ground Crickets have armor that looks like spikes. Armored Ground Crickets do not waste anything, even the corpses of their comrades. When an Armored Ground Cricket dies, the other crickets feed on its flesh.
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