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Tawny Mole Cricket

Scapteriscus vicinu

Photo by KristenGilpin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

I rear caterpillars for a living. I have eaten crickets and meal worms. I have handled hissing cockroaches, tarantulas and giant African millipedes. Mole crickets still give me the willies.

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mole crickets - Scapteriscus spp.

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Comments (2)
stephlopez15
I don't know why but these little things creep me out a lot!
Dangermouse
The first time I saw one of these, one of the cats had brought it in and I thought it was the oddest looking creature I have ever seen! They bring 'roaches in all the time, I can deal with those, but I agree - these are just weird! Great pictures, though. :)

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PublishedJuly 27, 2011

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