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πŸ¦— Grasshoppers & Crickets

Sand Treader Cricket

Ammobaenetes phrixocnemoides

About

A pale, wingless cricket highly adapted to life on desert sand dunes. Its oversized hind legs have paddle-like spines for walking on loose sand.

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Did You Know?

It emerges only at night and buries itself deep in the sand during the day to avoid heat and predators.