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Mole cricket

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Mole cricket
Gryllotalpa brachyptera
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Gryllotalpidae

Saussure, 1870
distribution Gryllotalpidae

The mole crickets are the family Gryllotalpidae, of broad insects about 3–5 cm (1-2 inches) long, with large eyes and shovel-like forelimbs for burrowing and swimming.

Mole crickets are omnivores or meat eaters, feeding on larvae, worms, roots, and grasses. Common predators of mole crickets include birds, rats, skunks, armadillos, raccoons and foxes.