Bug FAQTexas Cave Cricket
Ceuthophilus secretus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Ceuthophilus secretus is a camel cricket that ranges in color from yellow-gray to dark brown. It is active at night, has no wings, long antennae that exceed its body length, and a hump-backed shape. This species lives mainly in caves throughout North America.
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How to recognize it
Color varies from yellowish gray to dark brown. It is nocturnal, wingless, with antennae longer than its body and a hump-backed appearance.
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Where it lives
It dwells primarily in caves.
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Where it comes from
It is found in North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does Ceuthophilus secretus look like?
It ranges from yellow-gray to dark brown, is wingless, active at night, has antennae longer than its body, and a hump-backed shape.
Source: Wikipedia
Where does Ceuthophilus secretus live?
It lives mainly in caves and is found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Rhaphidophoridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuthophilus_secretus
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