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Badlands Cricket (Gryllus personatus)
Photo#111436
Copyright © 2007
Robert L. Pearson
House Cricket -
Gryllus personatus
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Skull Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
May 4, 2007
Found in bathroom with a Cellar spider trying to capture it in its web- unsuccessful as the cricket had too much leg kicking power.
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Contributed by
Robert L. Pearson
on 20 May, 2007 - 10:10pm
Last updated 27 February, 2011 - 6:54am
I just noticed this one hiding with House Crickets
It is not
Acheta
, and I'm fairly sure it is a dark
Gryllus personatus
. A very common species in the West, but very rarely noticed. Not sure why I didn't notice before. The best way to distinguish males is the vein pattern on the wings of adult males, which is very different (less finely reticulate, and more irregular) than on females. Also, of course there is no ovipositor. Wing length varies a lot in several species (in both males and females), but in
G. personatus
they are usually long in both genders.
Moved from
House Cricket
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David J. Ferguson
, 27 February, 2011 - 6:54am
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Looks
more like a male... the "underwings" are longer than normal on most males.
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 10 February, 2008 - 5:38pm
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Hi Vespula !
My info came from a Guide Book....I am no expert on sexing Crickets....I don't have a handle on how long the male's "underwings" are normally. Do you have photo's or illustrations that show the difference?
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Robert L. Pearson
, 10 February, 2008 - 6:12pm
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theres probably nothing
wrong with the info that you got, and im no expert either! :)
the "underwings" on this cricket are long, and i can see how you might have looked at it and thought it was a female with an ovipositor.
yes, as a matter of fact i do have pics showing the difference, if you want me to email them to you! ;)
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 11 February, 2008 - 5:44pm
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Gender info on cricket
Thanks Vespula Vulgaris, I'd appreciate your help with this.email it & Muchas Gracias, Senor!
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Robert L. Pearson
, 11 February, 2008 - 10:52pm
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well...
whats your email?
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 12 February, 2008 - 5:12pm
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