The scientific name for these bugs is Stenopelmatus fuscus. There are at least 100 species of Jerusalem crickets. They are found in the Western United States, between California and Oklahoma, and as ...

Entomologist Richard Zack of Washington State University fields lots of “What the heck is this?” inquiries from the public about weird-looking insects in our region. But the Jerusalem cricket tops the ...

With their large, menacing heads, heavy bodies and strange habits, they crawl out of Orange County’s soil this time of year, seeking food and mates and riveting the attention of anyone who happens to ...

The Jerusalem cricket illustrating this column was a gift from Akasha Faist, a postdoctoral fellow in my department, working on restoration ecology. She had been sifting a large number of soil samples ...

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With their big heads & beady black eyes, Jerusalem crickets aren't winning any contests. With their big heads and beady black eyes, Jerusalem crickets aren't winning any beauty contests. But that ...