Family Bradyporidae
One of the main reasons for going to the Cape area was to
find species different to those in the KNP area but unfortunately my timing was
out and it being winter, there were not many bugs around but I am returning
there for about 2 years as soon as I finish my scheduled stint here at Satara.
This Corn Cricket was one of the few things
around and I was very pleased to be able to add it to my collection of pictures
for identification. A fearsome and splendid looking creature!
It is a very large cricket with a body length of about 5cm
and spines on the pronotum.
They are active at night and common to the region.
4 comments:
He's impressive. Would love to find one to photograph
That's one scary looking cricket.
With all your treaveling around Jonker I would have thought you has come across one already. They are very common in the Karoo. It was a nice find for me as we do not have them here in KNP.
Can you imagine if they were 6 feet in length and you came across one Gaelyn? I would run like hell!! LOL!!
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