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Wingless black cricket - Gryllus
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Wingless black cricket - Gryllus
Orange, Orange County, California, USA
October 21, 2008
Size: ~1.2 cm bl
In leaf litter

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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 21 October, 2008 - 10:11pm
Last updated 14 November, 2008 - 4:40pm

some kind of
field cricket in the genus gryllus.

The reason he is wingless is because he is still a nymph. he will not get wings until he becomes an adult after 4 or 5 molts
… Vespula vulgaris, 25 October, 2008 - 1:39pm

 
No wing buds?
Does this mean there are no external buds at any pre-adult stage?
… Peter Bryant, 25 October, 2008 - 8:08pm

 
This is a young nymph
There are 5 molts that they go through (or instars) and each time they molt, they begin to show more developed legs and wings (and females get an ovipositor). So this one is just really young.
… Vespula vulgaris, 1 November, 2008 - 10:03pm

 
any more into detail?
Could you go anymore into detail than gryllus? I have a few of these and am curious about what specie they belong to
… chaotic_grey, 8 November, 2008 - 6:56pm

 
No idea lol
I had no idea until now that there are different kinds of field crickets... They all look the same to me, and I've heard someone else here say that some can only be separated by their song
… Vespula vulgaris, 6 December, 2008 - 8:53pm

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