Rhaphidophoridae
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The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets, and sand treaders.
Ceuthophiluscricket
Camel cricket (Tachycines asynamorus)
Pachyrhamma edwardsii from New Zealand
Talitropsis sedilloti
Gryllidae
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The family Gryllidae contains the subfamilies and genera which entomologists now term true crickets. Having long, whip-like antennae, they belong to the Orthopteran suborder Ensifera, which has been g
Rhaphidophoridae
…All species are flightless and nocturnal, usually with long antennae and legs. More than 500 species of Rhaphidophoridae are described. The well-known field crickets are from a different superfamily (Grylloidea) and only look vaguely similar, while members of the family Tettigoniidae may look superficially similar…
Gryllus campestris female