Mole cricket

Gryllotalpidae is a family of insects in the order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera. They are commonly known as Mole Crickets. These crickets are characterized by their large, shovel-like forelegs adapted for digging and a cylindrical body. They spend most of their lives underground.

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Gryllotalpa orientalis

phylum	Arthropoda	Gryllotalpa orientalis is a species of mole cricket in the family Gryllotalpidae, commonly known as the oriental mole cricket. It is found in much of Asia and also in Australasia. At one time this species was misidentified as G. africana and thought to have a widespread distribution in both Africa and Asia but in the 1980s, G. orientalis was recognised as a separate species. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Crickets
Class	Insecta
order	Orthoptera
suborder	Ensifera
family	Gryllotalpidae
genus	Gryllotalpa
species	G. orientalis

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