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Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied, fossorial insects about 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long as adults, with small eyes and shovel-like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing. They are present in many parts of the world ...
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, commonly known as the European mole cricket, is widespread in Europe and has been introduced to the eastern United States. Its scientific name is derived from the Latin 'gryllus' ( cricket ); and 'talpa' ( mole ), because of the fine dense fur which covers it and its subterranean habits, [ 2 ] and because of the mole ...
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus is a medium-sized mole cricket with a length of from 22 to 29 mm (0.9 to 1.1 in). Its leathery forewings are shorter than its prothorax and its membranous hind wings are shorter than its forewings, rendering it unable to fly. [ 2 ]
Larra bicolor is a parasitoid wasp which deposits larvae on adult mole crickets while the fly Ormia depleta lays egg on them; in both cases, the developing larvae devour the host's tissues. The mole cricket nematode (Steinernema scapterisci) liberates a bacterium which causes sepsis and death to its host mole cricket. [5]
The mole cricket lives underground, making burrows and feeding on plant roots, larvae and other insects. It goes to the surface only at night - mostly in the mating season. It can fly too, when changing territory or when females are searching for males. Males call females by chirping. This cricket is considered a pest in some regions.
Mole crabs are sometimes called sand fleas. Some anglers call the inch-long mole crab a sand flea. ... These insects tend to bite people’s heads, arms and legs, said Drake, because, as cattle ...
Larra bicolor is a parasitoid wasp which deposits eggs on adult mole crickets. [7] [8] The fly Ormia depleta acts in a similar manner, laying eggs on them [9] in both cases, the developing larvae devour the tissues of the host. The mole cricket nematode (Steinernema scapterisci) liberates a bacterium which causes sepsis and death to its host ...
Some species can fly, but the mode of flight tends to be clumsy, so the most usual response to danger is to scuttle away to find a hiding place. [5] While some crickets have a weak bite, a member of the Gryllacrididae or raspy crickets from Australia were found to have the strongest bite of any insect. [6]