Re:Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides for 80 Years
by bovermyer on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @05:03PM
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Camel crickets can go directly to hell. They loved our basement when my family was living in Virginia and just about gave me a heart attack every time I went down there.
Weta are a bit like large, nocturnal crickets. There are more than one variety, but you're probably thinking of the giant variety.
We get a relative of them here in the US, usually called cave crickets or camel crickets (here in VA).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphidophoridae