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A Jerusalem
cricket (aka, potato
bug)showed up on my patio one dark and rainy night. I most often
see them when turning the soil in the garden. They live virtually
all their lives under ground. They look scary, but are hamless to
people.
This view gives
a different
perspective of the anatomy of the Jerusalem cricket. It shows the
adaptation of its feet and legs for digging, making walking on the
sruface awkward. I found that once on its back, the cricket was
not able to turn back over. Even with my help it was not easy, it
kept flipping back. Size clue, the plastic box is about 2.4
inches square, the triangle in the lower right is about 1 cm on each
side.
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