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Rhaphidophoridae??? - male
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Rhaphidophoridae??? - Male
California, USA
June 20, 2015
Thought it might be Rhaphidophoridae, but can't find anything to be sure. Three prominent spines on abdomen, increasing in size from head to end. Abdomen covered in lesser spines.

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Rhaphidophoridae??? - male Rhaphidophoridae??? - male
Contributed by Kristen Bird on 21 January, 2016 - 4:17pm

definitely Rhaphidophoridae
Possibly Pristoceuthophilus.

Do you have a more specific locality? There are a lot of camel crickets endemic to small areas of the western U.S.

Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 21 January, 2016 - 5:08pm

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