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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) » Mahogany Jerusalem Cricket (Ammopelmatus Mahogany Jerusalem Cricket)
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Stenopelmatus ? - Ammopelmatus
Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

Stenopelmatus ? - Ammopelmatus
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
October 17, 2008
Size: ~9mm.
Two of these came to the black light last night, I assume they are both Stenopelmatus.
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 19 October, 2008 - 7:33pm
Last updated 22 July, 2010 - 5:11pm

Moved
Moved from Jerusalem Cricket.
… David J. Ferguson, 22 July, 2010 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

I see nobody answered your questions, and
hope you are still looking in. The question about sounds has an answer of no, they don't make "cricket" sounds. However, they do communicate by actions like drumming on the ground (not really something humans will hear). As for why in the house, they probably just came to the light through an open door or crack, and that's the only reason they were inside. They live outside, mostly burrowing in the soil, and wouldn't be happy for long inside a house. They are also totally harmless (though a big one might be able to pinch a bit with it's mouth).
… David J. Ferguson, 22 July, 2010 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert......
but it does look like a Jerusalem Cricket-Stenopelmatus.
… Marsha, 20 October, 2008 - 6:41am login or register to post comments

 
Jerusalem Cricket
Why are they in our house? Do they make cricket noises?
… Barbar, 20 October, 2008 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

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