So My step Dad Will and my little sister Anna just found this bug tonight by our house. SICK!!! The one they found had a broken neck so i didn't take a picture of it. This picture is from the web. Jerusalem crickets (genus Stenopelmatus) are a group of large (body length up to 69 millimetres (2.7 in)), flightless insects native to the western United States, along the Pacific Coast, and south into Mexico. Because of their large, human-like head, they are commonly called niño de la tierra (Spanish for "child of the earth"), Earth baby, cara de niño (Spanish for "child's face"), wó see ts'inii (Navajo for "skull insect"), or old bald-headed man. They are also often called potato bugs.
Despite their name, Jerusalem crickets are neither true crickets nor true bugs and they do not prefer potatoes for food. Active only at night, the insects use their strong mandibles to feed primarily on dead organic material but can also eat other insects.[1] Their highly adapted feet are used for burrowing beneath moist soil to feed on decaying root plants and tubers.
Monday, October 5, 2009
The latest bug find.
Posted by The Mattson's at 6:34 PM
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3 comments:
That is so gross looking!!!
Yikes!!
YUCK!
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