Oh, that'd be a mole cricket. Lovely lil' buggers aren't they? ;)
Here's the wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket
And U of Florida provides this one with all sorts of tips on control of these guys but try to avoid the pestisides eh, Wombat. ;) :p Looks like there's a lot of biological control options.
http://molecrickets.ifas.ufl.edu/mcri0002.htm
June 18, 2007
Anonymous said...
And they fly!!!!
June 18, 2007
Anonymous said...
Aww, gee, Wombat, he only wants to be your friend! How can you resist those big brown eyes?!
Ok, so like Denita TD with parasites and Arachnophile with primates, insects with a large crunch potential and/or lots of waving legs or antennae send me through the roof. Just looking at this guy makes a high screech start in the back of my throat. And this person is actually HOLDING it! With his fingers!!! AHHHHHH!!!!
LOL - You are the king of spider IDs Jade. As much as I love them, I've not spent enough time examining those discerning characteristics that make all the difference
June 20, 2007
Anonymous said...
Cool! Evolutionary mashups! I wonder what a cricket mole would look like...
June 21, 2007
Anonymous said...
To Bats :[ -- A giant furry creature that manages to wander into my house while I'm not looking, and aggravate me by chirping under my bed...? ;-)
(And then ends up falling victim to my three playful cats...?)
Definitely what they call a 'mole cricket'. Those mole-like claws of theirs can feel like a mild bite when they're trying to dig their way out of your hand, but as far as I know they're harmless. To people, anyway. Deadly to flower beds, I think.
June 12, 2009
Quick, I need an ID on this so I can know what kind of Raid to buy.
Photo source: Ueba.com [Image]
posted by Raging Wombat at 11:36 AM on Jun 15, 2007
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Close this window Jump to comment formOh, that'd be a mole cricket. Lovely lil' buggers aren't they? ;)
Here's the wiki link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket
And U of Florida provides this one with all sorts of tips on control of these guys but try to avoid the pestisides eh, Wombat. ;) :p Looks like there's a lot of biological control options.
http://molecrickets.ifas.ufl.edu/mcri0002.htm
June 18, 2007
And they fly!!!!
June 18, 2007
Aww, gee, Wombat, he only wants to be your friend! How can you resist those big brown eyes?!
June 18, 2007
Yeah, actually I do find them kinda cute Kritter, as I do most inverts but primates fill my soul with DREAD. ;)
There's actually a mole crabs who has that same hunched w/ big digging claws look. It's an interesting look at convergent evolution.
Did I spell that right? *shrug*
June 18, 2007
Ack! I was beaten to the punch. :)
Arachnophile is right.
June 19, 2007
Ok, so like Denita TD with parasites and Arachnophile with primates, insects with a large crunch potential and/or lots of waving legs or antennae send me through the roof. Just looking at this guy makes a high screech start in the back of my throat. And this person is actually HOLDING it! With his fingers!!! AHHHHHH!!!!
June 19, 2007
LOL - You are the king of spider IDs Jade. As much as I love them, I've not spent enough time examining those discerning characteristics that make all the difference
June 20, 2007
Cool! Evolutionary mashups! I wonder what a cricket mole would look like...
June 21, 2007
To Bats :[ -- A giant furry creature that manages to wander into my house while I'm not looking, and aggravate me by chirping under my bed...? ;-)
(And then ends up falling victim to my three playful cats...?)
--TwoDragons
June 21, 2007
yuk, it looks like a flea on anabolics...
July 16, 2007
Definitely what they call a 'mole cricket'. Those mole-like claws of theirs can feel like a mild bite when they're trying to dig their way out of your hand, but as far as I know they're harmless. To people, anyway. Deadly to flower beds, I think.
June 12, 2009