Cave Cricket (Rhaphidophoridae sp)

About Cave Cricket (Rhaphidophoridae sp)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Insects
• Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
• Family: Camel Crickets, Cave Crickets, and Cave Wēta

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. Those occurring in New Zealand are typically referred to as jumping or cave wētā. Most are found in forest environments or within caves, animal burrows, cellars, under stones, or in wood or similar environments. All species are flightless and nocturnal, usually with long antennae and legs. More than 500 species of Rhaphidophoridae are described.

Source: Wikipedia