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πŸ¦— Grasshoppers & Crickets

Sand Field Cricket

Gryllus firmus

About

A large cricket occurring in two wing forms: long-winged fliers and short-winged non-fliers. This wing dimorphism involves a trade-off between flight ability and reproduction. It inhabits sandy coastal areas.

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Did You Know?

Long-winged individuals can fly but lay fewer eggs; short-winged ones cannot fly but are far more fecund.