Greenhouse Stone Cricket vs Dermestid Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Greenhouse Stone Cricket | Dermestid Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Tachycines asynamorus | Dermestes maculatus |
| Order | Orthoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Rhaphidophoridae | Dermestidae |
| Size | 13-19mm | 6-10mm |
| Habitat | Caves | Farmland |
| Diet | Omnivores | Omnivores |
| Regions | Asia, Europe, North America | Worldwide |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Greenhouse Stone Cricket
A pale brown cave cricket with enormously long antennae and hind legs. It is wingless with a humped thorax. Originally from East Asia, it now occurs in heated buildings worldwide.
Did You Know?
Its antennae can be three times its body length, helping it navigate in complete darkness.
Dermestid Beetle
A small dark beetle with white undersides used by museums and taxidermists to clean skeletons. Larvae are covered in bristly hairs.
Did You Know?
Natural history museums keep colonies of these beetles specifically to clean flesh from bones for skeletal displays.