Jerusalem Cricket aka Potato Bug in our garden
This is a Jerusalem Cricket aka Potato Bug (Ammopelmatus fuscus aka Stenopelmatus fuscus, family Stenopelmatidae, Tettigoniidea, Ensifera, Orthoptera) under a stone in the our garden. That long string of Latin names is actually interesting because it tells that this critter is more closely related to katydids (Tettigoniidea) than true crickets (Gryllidea), see -- compare my next two photos. It's huge, about two inches long. HBBBT! (San Marcos Pass, 20 March 2022)
Jerusalem Cricket aka Potato Bug in our garden
This is a Jerusalem Cricket aka Potato Bug (Ammopelmatus fuscus aka Stenopelmatus fuscus, family Stenopelmatidae, Tettigoniidea, Ensifera, Orthoptera) under a stone in the our garden. That long string of Latin names is actually interesting because it tells that this critter is more closely related to katydids (Tettigoniidea) than true crickets (Gryllidea), see -- compare my next two photos. It's huge, about two inches long. HBBBT! (San Marcos Pass, 20 March 2022)