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Gryllus pennsylvanicus? - Gryllus
Copyright © 2007 Mark Leppin

Gryllus pennsylvanicus? - Gryllus
near Choke Canyon, Texas, USA
July 4, 2007
Size: ~1/2"
During the flooding in Texas, the Crickets near this pit stop (7/11 like market) had to seek shelter to escape the water. They covered the parking lot & there were thousands (pos just hundreds) crammed in that light post. A lot of the surrounding area was fields, plus the interstate highway.

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Gryllus pennsylvanicus? - Gryllus Gryllus pennsylvanicus? - Gryllus - female
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Contributed by Mark Leppin on 26 August, 2008 - 11:53pm
Last updated 27 August, 2008 - 2:37pm

Awsome!!
I would love to have witnessed this!!! A natural conversion of crickets... now thats cool!
… Vespula vulgaris, 6 December, 2008 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Gryllus
but I don't know if it's pennsylvanicus. You may want to add another image of a close up view to show the detail of the crickets (they all look like females?) You can browse images and range maps here.
… Lynette Schimming, 27 August, 2008 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
Yeah your right!
When I looked closer & cropped one of my other photos I saw that it looks like all or almost all are female. Weird. Well, it looks like G. fimus, texensis, & sigillatus seem to be in that area. BTW, thanks for the link, it has some great range maps.
… Mark Leppin, 27 August, 2008 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

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