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Pygmy Mole Cricket

Tridactylus sp.

Notes:

This is the coolest cricket I've ever seen. It looks like a pumped up robo-grasshopper, but it's actually tiny - around 4-5mm long. Thanks to StarLeaf for the ID!

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2 Comments

kerrydonovanbrown
kerrydonovanbrown 12 years ago

Cute! "pumped up robo-grasshopper" ahaha :D

starleaf
starleaf 12 years ago

This sure looks like a Pygmy Mole Cricket.

My spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/689...

It was identified by a fellow Project Noah member. This is his spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/802...

ShannaB
Spotted by
ShannaB

4573, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Feb 25, 2012
Submitted on Feb 26, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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