Mole Cricket Hunter Cricket vs Washburn's Rock Crawler

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Mole Cricket Hunter Cricket Washburn's Rock Crawler
Scientific Name Luzara dealata Grylloblatta washingtonensis
Order Orthoptera Grylloblattodea
Family Gryllidae Grylloblattidae
Size 8-12 mm 15-25 mm
Habitat Forests Caves
Diet Detritivores Detritivores
Regions Southeast Asia, India Pacific Northwest, United States
Conservation Least Concern Near Threatened

Mole Cricket Hunter Cricket

A small, dark cricket native to tropical Asia often found in leaf litter and loose soil. It is wingless and nocturnal, foraging on the forest floor.

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Did You Know?

Despite being tiny and wingless, it is remarkably fast on the ground and can disappear into leaf litter in an instant.

Washburn's Rock Crawler

A pale, eyeless ice crawler found in the Cascade Range. It forages at night on snow surfaces in near-freezing temperatures.

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Did You Know?

Their eggs can take up to five years to hatch in the cold conditions where they live.