Jerusalem Cricket

[jow781]

I found one crawling in my garage and it scared the hell out of me, until my husband squished it thinking it was a larger termite. He was saying "Oh crap, termites!".

I wasn't convinced that a termite could get that big around here so I came online to prove whether it was or not. It took me forever identifying it.

It now doesn't scare me so bad reading up on it. But they are sure ugly SOB's.

[josuy14]

I once put one in a bottle with a black widow and the black widow fucked it up the widow took like 15 minutes to kill it

[G0NZ0STaR]

I used to be terrified of these guys as a kid...

[Deifux]

those legs cant be very useful, not sure how they evolved to be like that..

[chunchuck2000]

shaytards!!

[xxxDABADDESTxxx]

@chunchuck2000 IF YOU LIVED IN CALI, THIS WOUDN'T BE NEW... STUPID

[theJulia4ever]

@chunchuck2000 I came hear cuz of shaytards 2!!!!!

[06109633]

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[Skycrusher]

It looks drunk

[basilsami1]

thahahahah i was serching for cricket spors

[jadasic]

these are nasty as fuck

[mmmmmarcus]

this jerusalem cricket is a victim of the horsehair worm, a parasitic worm that hijacks the insect and forces it to find a source of water to continue its life-cycle. Normally, you never find these above ground. They also do minimal damage to crops, because their main food source is other insects. Only occasionally do they nibble a root for water. They would make a good food source if they didnt have a habit of eating poisonous roots.

[Gigavore]

Whoa. Arnt these carnivores? Like the weta of new zealand? That THING looks like something from that bug pit in king kong.

[farwest101]

These are harmless - called a Jerusalem Cricket. They are gangly and usually active at night so most people never even know they are around. Do a Google search and you'll find they are found around the world. Most common in the western US.

[WmReinhardt]

You are correct, I handle them all the time and they can actually get comfortable with your actions.

[mcqueen12345667]

They are called Sand Vaginas here in Florida.

[mattandcrista]

It looks HUGE!

[SexyIndieGrrrl]

yuck.

[navaerick69bb]

i was raised to believe these we're lethal.

in spanish they are known as "ninos de la tierra" or children of the dirt. because they cry like children, im told.

[ululanikalea]

yeah me too lol

"te mueres si te pican" lol

i guess its not true :P

[dishio]

hum!!!! a mi novia le da panico si ve estos insectos y se iperventila se pone mal por eso mismo de "TE MUERES SI T PICA"

[Ichirux3]

haha same here thats what they would tell me after all theyre just crickets o.o

[LUH506]

@navaerick69bb  actually they call them "ninos de le tierra" because they have big heads or tail

[rickdog14]

@navaerick69bb yes my cousin found one in my yard it bites very hard like 5 bees stinging 1 at a time

[xxxDABADDESTxxx]

@navaerick69bb they do that, because they are CRICKETS. Crickets "cherp"

[crappieya]

they sord of look like pets like a dog

[Bendersrule]

Where are those normally found?

[EthVortexShield]

I love how it moves.

[queeny1616]

i just saw one of those outside neighbors chickens tore it up and ate it

[makeupfreak23]

I hate those bugs.One of those things came out of my restroom sink

[Turmi0n]

I found one of those ON MY PILLOW. Except he was all black so i just gently put him outside to be politically correct.

[staticxmako]

at 25: it looks liek 6foot

[thefirston]

do they normally walk in a retarded fashion

[hermitcrabcare]

.... Egh! -hides- I love insects and reptiles and all animals, but lord have mercy. Uh uh, no way. My god.... I'd take that thing outside and run for my life.

[Izlude]

they look like human babies

[jkhan100]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhh!

[Glimmerman14]

if that thing crawled into my bed or sumthin, i would burn down my house no lies there so NASTY *shuddders*

[jason1160]

one time i put my shoe on something squeeshy was in it i splatered it with my foot till i took it out i thought it was a flowere but it was a fcking sick azz potato bug

[erikakismet]

I love these creepy insects.

[bluenote71]

Evolution's greatest wrong turn.

[rauul4200]

One of those crawled out of my cousins shoe, hate them sh1ts!

[zanwahwarden]

i saw one 4 years ago at a laundry mat in wenatchee, wa , it was 2 inches long

[danll5]

Do you know how hard those things bite? They have very sharp mandibles.

[gtirlad]

a;ksdjask;ldjaks im looking around my room for bugs and spiders as we speak.

[laika630]

i screamed the whole time i watched this!

[FormerMALiberal]

The music is perfect, I hate those creepy bastards!

[gtirlad]

there just big ants