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Anybody know what this is? - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female
Copyright © 2005 bruocco

Anybody know what this is? - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - Female
Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, USA
September 8, 2005
Size: 1.5"
Came upon this strange creature while working at a site in North Carolina after dark. I have never seen anything like it.

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Anybody know what this is? - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female Anybody know what this is? - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female Anybody know what this is? - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female Anybody know what this is? - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female
Contributed by bruocco on 12 September, 2005 - 6:57pm
Last updated 21 June, 2017 - 9:28pm

Northern Mole Cricket
Welcome and thanks for sharing this excellent photo series. This is theNorthern Mole Cricket, Neocurtilla hexadactyla, sample image:



Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 12 September, 2005 - 7:10pm

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