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Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Collage Female of the European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa). Incredible strength in those digging legs!!<br /> Here is another image:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47007/gryllotalpa_gryllotalpa_female.html" title="Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Female"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/47007_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fIRH0KKPrxdZiTKa5giswIhNmwk%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Female Ahw ... found a more natural photo of this one:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47003/gryllotalpa_gryllotalpa_collage.html Ensifera,European mole cricket,France,Geotagged,Gryllotalpa,Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa,Gryllotalpidae,Orthoptera" /></a></figure> Ensifera,European mole cricket,France,Geotagged,Gryllotalpa,Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa,Gryllotalpidae,Orthoptera Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Collage

Female of the European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa). Incredible strength in those digging legs!!
Here is another image:

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Female Ahw ... found a more natural photo of this one:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47003/gryllotalpa_gryllotalpa_collage.html Ensifera,European mole cricket,France,Geotagged,Gryllotalpa,Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa,Gryllotalpidae,Orthoptera

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Amazing insect! Posted 8 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Found one in Colombia too :)

    Mole Cricket, Montezuma, Colombia Quite an insect highlight of our trip, as we've never seen a creature like this before. This mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae) came swimming(!) super fast out of a pond at night as we lit it with flashlights and then made way to jump on shore and onto a low wall. Apparently they are part of the grasshoppers and crickets family, yet as you can see, they look quite unusual. They live most of their life underground, and feature strong jaws and a heavily armored chest plate. <br /> <br /> I had no idea of this family even existing, so it blew our minds.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55912/mole_cricket_-_top_view_montezuma_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55910/mole_cricket_-_front_view_montezuma_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55909/mole_cricket_-_front_view_ii_montezuma_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World
     Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

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The European mole cricket

"Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa", commonly known as the European mole cricket is widespread in Europe and has been introduced to the eastern United States. The scientific name is derived from the Latin 'gryllus' meaning a cricket and 'talpa', a mole, and is descriptive because of the fine dense fur by which it is covered and its subterranean habits, and because of the mole-like forelegs adapted for digging, a good example of convergent evolution.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
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Uploaded Nov 29, 2016. Captured Jun 20, 2012 03:42 in 18 Rue du Puits de Ballans, 17160 Ballans, France.
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