navajo jerusalem cricket

In fact, what we call the Jerusalem Cricket is just one name of many. There are countless indigenous names for Stenopelmatids, such as niña de la tierra (Child of the Earth) in Spanish, c'os bic'ic lici (Red-Skull Bug) in Navajo,...


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This has to be one of our favorite images of a Potato Bug or Jerusalem Cricket ever. The Navajo name for this amazing creature translates to Skull Insect and the Spanish name translates to Child of the Earth, both of which...
Potato Bug | What's That Bug?

Jerusalem Cricket. Taking my granddaughter to preschool, we found this Jerusalem Cricket lumbering across the parking lot. We ran to the school for a cup, because I thought, ah ha! Here's my painting for today. We showed all the kids. The teacher took a... Some other names are: "nino de la tierra" or child of the earth, "cara de nino" or earth baby, "wo' see ts' inii" or skull insect in Navajo, "old bald-headed man", and "potato bug". They feed on dead organic material in...
navajo jerusalem cricket