Ice Crawlers
Order Grylloblattodea
10 speciesRare wingless insects found in cold mountainous environments. They live on glaciers and snowfields at near-freezing temperatures.
Species in this Order
Cascade Ice Crawler
Grylloblatta chirurgica
A North American ice crawler found in the Cascade Range of Washington and Oregon. It lives in volcan...
Cascade Rock Crawler
Grylloblatta sculleni
A rare, eyeless rock crawler found in lava tube caves in the Cascade Range. It is adapted to permane...
Chinese Rock Crawler
Galloisiana sinensis
A rare ice crawler found in mountainous regions of China. It is wingless and nocturnal, emerging onl...
Japanese Ice Crawler
Galloisiana nipponensis
A nocturnal wingless insect found at high elevations in Japan. One of the most primitive living inse...
Mount Halla Ice Crawler
Galloisiana koreana
A Korean ice crawler restricted to the high elevations of Mount Halla on Jeju Island. It is nocturna...
Northern Rock Crawler
Grylloblatta campodeiformis
A rare ice-dwelling insect that lives on glaciers and snowfields at near-freezing temperatures. Hand...
Rock Crawler
Grylloblatta bifratrilecta
A pale wingless insect living on high-altitude ice and snowfields. It is active only at near-freezin...
Siberian Ice Crawler
Grylloblattina djakonovi
A rare ice crawler found in the Russian Far East. It inhabits mossy rock fields and emerges at night...
Siberian Rock Crawler
Grylloblatta djakonovi
A rare rock crawler discovered in the mountains of Siberia. It inhabits deep rock crevices and is ac...
Washburn's Rock Crawler
Grylloblatta washingtonensis
A pale, eyeless ice crawler found in the Cascade Range. It forages at night on snow surfaces in near...