Hey guys, found this insect on my bathroom floor, in my fifth level apartment, Sydney Australia. At first I thought it was a Cricket/Grasshopper, but it couldn't jump. It was about 5cm long, and emitted this sticky black liquid when I caught it.
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Thanks!
2007-12-26 11:48:22 · 6 answers · asked by MS 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Mole cricket subfamily Gryllotalpinae. They burrow into moist places. If you did not bring a plant indoors you may need to check for moisture problems in you bathroom.
2007-12-26 16:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know. Green???? Ugly sucker. Must be something specific to Australia, because here in the US I don't think I have ever seen anything like that.
2007-12-26 20:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by Matt D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like a type of cricket to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect)
2007-12-26 19:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by rscanner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup. mole cricket. not sure of genus or species. i dont know if they are actually crickets or if they are just named so because they look like them. they cant jump, the just bury into mud. pretty cool tho.
2007-12-26 22:03:09 · answer #4 · answered by alf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is some kind of Mole Cricket. i don't know much about them, but have seen pictures of them.
2007-12-26 20:48:26 · answer #5 · answered by deva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like it could be a weta.
2007-12-26 20:22:10 · answer #6 · answered by jillmcm1970 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋