Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A cave is an unusually well-defined ecological habitat in terms of its nature, time, and place. Accordingly, it is not surprising that a number of insects permanently inhabit caves, especially at the deepest levels, and are markedly specialised for niches in some of the extreme conditions.
Pages in category "Cave insects" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves.These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). [1]
Both are associated with subterranean environments – troglofauna are associated with caves and spaces above the water table and stygofauna with water. Troglofaunal species include spiders, insects, myriapods and others. Some troglofauna live permanently underground and cannot survive outside the cave environment.
Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to "criders" or "sprickets"), [2] and sand treaders. Those occurring in New Zealand are typically referred to as jumping or cave wētā . [ 3 ]
Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Cave insects
Euhadenoecus insolitus, the mccluney cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] E. insolitus regularly forage outside their cave habitat except in the winter.
Tachycines asynamorus is a cave cricket and the type species of the genus Tachycines (Rhaphidophoridae).In English-speaking countries it is known as the greenhouse camel cricket [1] or greenhouse stone cricket [2] for its propensity for living in greenhouses. [3]