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big yellow/black striped body, red head, 6 legs -(Jerusalem Cricket)

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Mystery solved:
by: Anonymous

Pretty neat bug, the J.Beetle. Found one under a railroad tie, didn't know what it was and did some searching on Google. thought it would make a great meal for my tarantula, Seymor, but it's nearly as bigas he is. I think it eats more of the crickets I supply Seymor with than Seymor eats. (I call him Seymor because since I built him a great habitat with his own burrow I hardly see him.
I found that type one
by: FrozenSkye

IT bit my dogs nose and it wouldnt let go... angry little big things >:)
JERUSALEM CRICKET
by: Moni

Torrance Anonymous
A Jerusalem cricket will not strip all of your garden plants. So perhaps you have another critter.
Please try to take a photo and send it in for ID. Then you will know for sure what you have and perhaps what is bothering your garden plants.
You could try sending a photo of the damage on the plants and maybe we can figure out what kind of critter is eating your plants. It may be a 4 footed animal not an insect.
Torrance Garden Monster
by: Anonymous

In Torrance CA - found this crazy looking bee, cricket, beetle looking thing in my veggie garden. Was wondering if this is what has been striping my plants of their leaves. If I could post my video of this 2 to 3 inch monster I would. He has currently wedged himself between two cinder blocks and will not come out.
BIG BUG IN MY GARDEN
by: Anonymous

I took a few videos of this huge cricket,beetle, bee looking, creepy bug. I "played" with it to see what it would do, it seemed harmless enough. But is is so BIG I was afriad it would jump at me with it's cricket like legs. Thankfully it did not try to bite, it mostly kept flipping on it's back and trying to use it's hind claws to grab onto things. I can try to post some of my video if you want
Bathroom buggy
by: Keevie

i went to pick up a towel on my bathroom floor and found it right under it :O ewwie, we put it in a jar and let it out side. Crickets are good luck when found inthe home. Dont squish em :)
Found in Hollywood Hills
by: Jane

Found today in Bathroom...no idea how it got in its so big. Never seen anything like it so had to look it up. 2 ins long. EEK.
cat attacking it
by: Anonymous

just found one of these in our house it was gross and huge. it looked like the size of a small mouse. we squished it because we thought it was a spider at first glance in the dark and the cat was after it.
Jerusalem cricket
by: Michelle

Found one of these in my friends yard in Bakersfield, CA.
jerusalem cricket
by: brinda

i thank you for the incredible pic depicting its details help me ..I'm reg'd blind here but have a pc that is built for me ...thx so much god bless ..ms brinda
Found one in Big Bear City
by: MountainDog

I found one of these in my yard on the southern edge of Big Bear City, CA (at 6,800 feet!). My first inclination was that it was some type of cricket. Good to know that my instinct is occassionally right!
oh yeah
by: Crown Town

My husband would say their bite hurts! He is still PETRIFIDE after being bit as a child. We have also woken up to a chihuahua squealing in pain and one hanging off it's nose. They are just BIG, which makes those Nino de la tierra's no friend of our family! :)
Found one in Scripps Ranch!
by: Elaine, Nishita, Josh

We're in a small community in San Diego, and found a large Jerusalem cricket in my front yard! We were horrified, but thanks to this website, we've learned that it is nonlethal, an doesn't cry like a child! Despite common myths!!!!

Thanks, Doug Green!
dorm bug
by: Anonymous

just found this bug in my dorm room, creepy. have no idea how it even got in here.but i'm glad you have info on it, I was really curious, Thanks!!
alien bug
by: kiki Lippman

we found this crazy bug in our garage. it makes its presence know without threat. we also call it an alien. I left lettuce and grapes for it. it does seem like an alien though I'm not inclined to let it bite me.
creepy bug!!!
by: madi

found this bug on my back door window.didint know what it was tryed to feed it to a spider it wouldnt die, so i stuck it in a jar. are they native in Idaho?
Creeps me out
by: jimbob

I found the same bug crawling on a sidewalk with my friends. It creeps me out!
TOO COOL
by: tisha eastgate

SINCE IVE BEEN IN OHIO I FORGOTTEN ABOUT THOSE BUGS, I USE TO CALL THEM ALIENS...JERSULEM BUG IT IS.. TO COOL
Ugly
by: Anonymous

I have seen some with white heads, they almost look like human heads, one of the most gross looking and huge insects ever.
Yep, it is the Jersalem cricket
by: Nursenut

But we also call it a potato bug or a niño de la tierra (child of the earth)
Jerusalem Cricket
by: Moni

Dear Los Angeles
Thank you for the good description and measurement. It is very helpful for many of the photos we are sent.
This is a Jerusalem Cricket.
They feed on other insects, roots, and decaying vegetation. Sometimes found eating potatoes.
They are found in burrows and under rocks and logs. Sometimes they wander to the surface at night. To produce their sound they strike the ground with their abdomen to produce a drumming pattern.
Some say the bite hurts.

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