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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives (Tettigoniidea) » Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatidae) » Jerusalem Cricket (Ammopelmatus)
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Cricket creature found on back porch - Ammopelmatus
Copyright © 2009 Rick Nuthman

Cricket creature found on back porch - Ammopelmatus
San Pedro / Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
December 11, 2009
I found this 'cricket' on my back porch and have never seen one quite like it, although I haven't lived in California for very long.

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Cricket creature found on back porch - Ammopelmatus Cricket creature found on back porch - Ammopelmatus
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Contributed by Rick Nuthman on 12 December, 2009 - 3:51pm
Last updated 13 December, 2009 - 10:12am

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… Andrew Williams, 13 December, 2009 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

Jerusalem Cricket
Yeah, I would definitely say it is a Jerusalem Cricket. Thanks for the welcome. A friend of mine said these are also known as "El Niño de la Tierra".

Very interesting site...

I posted a top view for comparison as well.
… Rick Nuthman, 13 December, 2009 - 1:25am login or register to post comments

Fam. Stenopelmatidae
I think It´s called Jerusalem cricket in the USA
… Valkyrjan, 12 December, 2009 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Jerusalem Cricket, Potato Bug - Stenopelmatus genus
Looks like to me. What does the top look like?
Welcome to Bugguide!

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… Andrew Williams, 12 December, 2009 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

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