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Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa orientalis

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Peculiar looking insect...head is oddly large, wings look too short to support flight and a good burrower!

Habitat:

My garden...not sure if it crept out of the bag of organic manure or from under it. However it burrowed into the soil extremely rapidly and disappeared in seconds!

Reference Links:

Gryllotalpa orientalis - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
AlyceDodge
Yes, thank you for your post and nice comment, SukanyaDatta.
SukanyaDatta
AlyceDodge Nice isn't it when you see a species for the first time. I find that when I do...I see it again and again...as if my eyes are now recognizing it better after having seen it for the first time..
AlyceDodge
I saw my first mole cricket here in Honolulu, Hawaii on Oct. 26, 2017.
Machi
It's a mole cricket. I'm not familiar with the ones in your area but that might help you get searching in the right direction.

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Arthropods of North East India
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PublishedMay 22, 2017

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