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Mole Cricket - front view, Montezuma, Colombia Quite an insect highlight of our trip, as we&#039;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 /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55911/mole_cricket_montezuma_colombia.html" title="Mole Cricket, Montezuma, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/55911_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ipjytaOgjke07tK02YQctMyGNbA%3D" width="200" height="112" alt="Mole Cricket, Montezuma, Colombia Quite an insect highlight of our trip, as we&#039;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,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55912/mole_cricket_-_top_view_montezuma_colombia.html" title="Mole Cricket - top view, Montezuma, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/55912_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=u%2F5x%2F%2B4SNyY%2Fyxl%2Bhs152TzmYWE%3D" width="200" height="116" alt="Mole Cricket - top view, Montezuma, Colombia Quite an insect highlight of our trip, as we&#039;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/55911/mole_cricket_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,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55909/mole_cricket_-_front_view_ii_montezuma_colombia.html" title="Mole Cricket - front view II, Montezuma, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/55909_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gnLoElV51zK%2F0FCWnKO2Yw%2F9yVY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Mole Cricket - front view II, Montezuma, Colombia Quite an insect highlight of our trip, as we&#039;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/55911/mole_cricket_montezuma_colombia.html<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 Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,World" /></a></figure> Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World Click/tap to enlarge

Mole Cricket - front view, 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.

I had no idea of this family even existing, so it blew our minds.

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

Mole Cricket - top view, 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/55911/mole_cricket_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

Mole Cricket - front view II, 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/55911/mole_cricket_montezuma_colombia.html<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 Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World

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  • NIKON D850
  • f/6.3
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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