Creepy bastages...
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
October 30, 2017 5:46am CST
...and with the advent of colder weather, here they come. 
This is technically a Camel cricket, although some people also call it a spider cricket (because of the legs) and a cave cricket (because they like dark damp places).
There are probably close to a dozen different 'types' in the family this belongs to, of which I think the classification should be changed to 'Crickitus Uglyus'
Scar would probably think they make great toys, but they aren't made very good and tend to fall apart after playing with for a bit. 
This one got Raided...it was back behind some wires and I didn't want to miss. 
This is technically a Camel cricket, although some people also call it a spider cricket (because of the legs) and a cave cricket (because they like dark damp places).
There are probably close to a dozen different 'types' in the family this belongs to, of which I think the classification should be changed to 'Crickitus Uglyus'
Scar would probably think they make great toys, but they aren't made very good and tend to fall apart after playing with for a bit.
This one got Raided...it was back behind some wires and I didn't want to miss. 25 people like this
26 responses
@vandana7 (102142)
• India
30 Oct 17
Quality control issues? Wonder if consumer courts would accept cases. Best solution is find a Chinese cat for his highness. After he is done with playing, the quality rejects will get cooked in Chinese concoctions and well, nothing will really be a waste.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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30 Oct 17
Great idea! Trust you to solve the problem quickly. 
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@m_audrey6788 (58470)
• Germany
30 Oct 17
Oh! I`ve never seen one like that before I`m sure Scar enjoyed hopping and playing with it not realizing that she`s in a nervous state from breaking the whole body 
I`m sure Scar enjoyed hopping and playing with it not realizing that she`s in a nervous state from breaking the whole body 3 people like this
@JolietJake (50190)
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30 Oct 17
We have several types of crickets here...the ugliest are probably the mole crickets
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@m_audrey6788 (58470)
• Germany
30 Oct 17
@JolietJake Oh my! Do they bite or hurt people?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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30 Oct 17
@m_audrey6788 They don't attack or anything, but they can bite if handled
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 Oct 17
I'm not entirely sure these make the 'call' of regular crickets...I have a friend that can imitate the call quite good...used to drive people nuts when he'd start doing it because he could 'throw' his voice
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
31 Oct 17
@JolietJake Cicadas have to be the ugliest ones. Thankfully, they tend not to come indoors, unless blown in by the wind..
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@JudyEv (358477)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 17
@JolietJake I wouldn't be too keen on that.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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30 Oct 17
They can leap 3-4 feet at a bound too...schneaky bastages
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@thislittlepennyearns (64789)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Oct 17
That's an impressive cricket.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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30 Oct 17
I wasn't very impressed when one hopped on my leg as I was 'taking care of business' in the bathroom last year
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@thislittlepennyearns (64789)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Oct 17
@JolietJake well no that is an unfortunate time
For one to try to impress you.
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@BarBaraPrz (50012)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Oct 17
I've only ever seen the standard black ones. That one looks a little tiger-striped.
And don't ya know, crickets in the house are good luck?
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@andriaperry (118743)
• Anniston, Alabama
31 Oct 17
My dog jumps them and eats them
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Oct 17
Harmless but wicked looking. Perfect to be photographically enlarged for a giant insect sci-fi movie.
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@GooglePlus (3805)
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30 Oct 17
Hope these are not poisonous. Might harm scar if they are 
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Okay 
@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
31 Oct 17
I have only seen the regular black ones and being from down south the story is that it is bad luck to kill a cricket in the house.
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@much2say (57775)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Oct 17
Why do you get all the critters I've never seen before? We get crickets, but this guy's got super long legs . . . reminds me of those aliens drinking coughee in Men In Black:
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@LeaPea2417 (38061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Oct 17
Those remind me of the creatures who use to be in my parents basement before they called the Exterminator. That was many years ago.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
31 Oct 17
We call them "hoppers" and they show up at people's idyllic cabins in the mountains.
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