"They will inflate themselves with air, and undertake journeys during which they travel more than eighteen miles a day, laying waste all the vegetation on their road."

Locust (Acridium Edipoda Migratorium)

"They will inflate themselves with air, and undertake journeys during which they travel more than eighteen…

They use their foremost legs as shovels to hollow out underground areas to hide and lay eggs. They are detrimental to agriculture.

Mole Cricket (Gryllo Talpa Vulgaris)

They use their foremost legs as shovels to hollow out underground areas to hide and lay eggs. They are…

"They resemble so exactly dry sticks that it is impossible to tell the difference. It is an inoffensive insect, walks gently along the branches of trees, and likes to repose in the sun."

Stick Insect (Phasma Rossia)

"They resemble so exactly dry sticks that it is impossible to tell the difference. It is an inoffensive…

"In Germany and Sweden, the peasants use it as a cure for warts. They make this insect bite the warts which they often have on their hands, and the liquid which at the same time flows from the insect's mouth into the wound causes the warts to dry up and disappear."

Wart Biter (Decticus Verrucivorus)

"In Germany and Sweden, the peasants use it as a cure for warts. They make this insect bite the warts…