Dark Night Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa monanka)

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Photo by StephenSolomons

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Field Notes

Description:

Large, powerful cricket. Orange and black with large shovel-like fore-legs

Habitat:

Nocturnal, forest litter and rocks although this time it is a pebble-crete path

Notes:

Being eaten by Metallic Pony Ant

Reference Links:

Green-head ant, Dark Night Mole Cricket - Gryllotalpa monanka

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StephenSolomons

Thanks Scott, They are a buzz to find

ScottHarte

wow, what a weird/cool cricket. great spotting

StephenSolomons

Thank you Maria dB

Maria dB

Nice capture

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Dark Night Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa monanka

Flag Spotting to PN Support Team

-33.3817, 151.484

Field Notes

Description:

Habitat:

Notes:

Reference Links:

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

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green head ant

metallic pony ant

scavengers

pebble crete

rhytidoponera metallica

green headed ant

gryllotalpidae

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