dark jerusalem cricket

So up on the Boulevard I saw this Dark Jerusalem cricket / potato bug– it was no kidding 3-4 inches long. Disgustingly fascinating. (Deep fried, this could be a serious appetizer.) I could look at this all day. Taquita Justice likes...


the Dark Jerusalem Cricket


This creepy looking insect is called a dark Jerusalem cricket,


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... the Jerusalem Cricket, Stenopelmatus fuscus, is a mostly subterranean insect that is only occasionally seen when it ventures above ground after dark, when cool, moist conditions prevail, or when the ground is being tilled...
Jerusalem Cricket | Pest Control Center Inc

Corralitas Drive: Dark Skies Over The Eastside, Rainfall Totals. Photo: Diane Edwardson, April 11, 2012, 8:14AM. Shooting east from Corralitas Drive this morning, sent my trusty point & shoot camera flying into the pavement.
dark jerusalem cricket