strange looking bug (looks like a cross between a gopher and a craw dead but it has wings also and claws)

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Kevin Hall, 23 August, 2009 - 7:08pm

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ovipositor

Does anyone know if that is an ovipositor at the back?

… Joe Zito, 12 August, 2009 - 8:25pm

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Wings mean adult

As far as BugGuide is concerned any insect with functional wings is an adult. The only ambiguous case is mayflies, which molt once more after growing wings.

Some adult insects don't have wings. The opposite rule does not work. Some immature "bugs" have tiny, nonfunctional wings that will grow into adult wings during the final molt.

… John F. Carr, 12 August, 2009 - 4:36pm

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amazing

These are amazing creatures. I used to find them all the time in South Georgia, not sure if they are present here in Iowa, but the fact that they are in Ohio gives me hope!

… Joe Zito, 12 August, 2009 - 2:56pm

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Mole cricket

This is a mole "cricket" in the family Gryllotalpidae. They are normally subterranean, but sometimes fly to lights at night. It is an adult, can't speak for the "maturity level" of you guys:-) LOL! Thanks for sharing your find. It is generally harmless, though in great numbers they can impact crops by feeding on the roots.

… Eric R. Eaton, 12 August, 2009 - 12:11pm

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