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Japanese Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa fossor

Near Threatened

About

A mole cricket native to Japan and Korea that inhabits moist soils near rivers and paddies. It is declining in some areas due to urbanization.

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Did You Know?

It has become a symbol of vanishing rural landscapes in Japan and is now protected in some prefectures.