Camel-backed cave cricket

Posted by Drew on August 10, 2003 at 12:50:59:

In Reply to: Strange kind of insect my cats are retrieving from the basement crawl space posted by Barbara Hill on August 10, 2003 at 10:33:51:

Barbara, your cats are good hunters. I would imagine that they find the critters enormously entertaining, even if you don't.

The bug is actually a cricket, the camel-backed cave cricket. They definitely prefer to live in basements, expecially the crawl space. While they can sometimes be a problem, with your cats on patrol, you have little to worry about.

The "stinger" on the tail end of female crickets, while a frightening looking appendage, is only used for laying eggs in the soil. It is not a defensive weapon and cannot harm you, even by accident.

Follow Ups:

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