Australian Raspy Cricket Has The Strongest Bite Of 650 Insect Species

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The raspy cricket is the champion of chomp. Found in the rainforests of north-eastern Australia, this cricket has the strongest bite of around 650 insect species collected from four continents. Their bite strengths have been recorded in the largest ever database of such data, which could aid future research into the evolution of bite forces and their role in mating, feeding and fighting.

“I was initially surprised by the raspy cricket. I would have expected that maybe predators are the strongest biters rather than herbivores,” says Peter…

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