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Photo#346879
No clue where to start on this one... - Velarifictorus micado - female

No clue where to start on this one... - Velarifictorus micado - Female
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
October 25, 2009
I was kneeling on a sand bank along a river photographing a tiger beetle when I noticed this stick its head out of a small burrow. I did not measure it but the opening to the burrow seemed to be somewhere between a pencil eraser and dime in size. The critter retracted as soon as I moved. I tried to excavate the burrow but it quickly turned into a much larger chamber. At that point I decided to do no more damage so this is the only photo.

I goofed
There is a non-native species that I didn't take into account, and yours is it.

Check the identification key at 'Singing Insects of North America' here.

Moved from Eastern Striped Cricket.

Eastern Striped Cricket
The head pattern and pale legs are pretty distinctive on this species. Proportions of head and what little is visible of wings make it look female.

Moved from True Crickets.

 
Thanks, David! I never reall
Thanks, David! I never really expected to get to species on this one. I didn't even recognize that it was a cricket. Maybe I'll get a better photo next season.

Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Gryllinae?
I'd lean toward Gryllinae because the last two maxillary palp segments are subequal.

Nemobiinae - Ground Cricket
i think. Best to wait for more opinions.

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