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African Cave Cricket

Phaeophilacris spectrum

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About

A large, pale cave-dwelling cricket found in caves across sub-Saharan Africa. It has greatly reduced eyes and elongated appendages adapted to life in darkness.

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Did You Know?

These crickets are an important part of cave ecosystems, serving as a key food source for cave-dwelling spiders, geckos, and other predators.