A creature of many names! This bizarre orthopteran is known by countless names across its range. Jerusalem cricket, potato bug, Niño de la tierra, and Cara de niño just to name a few; these animals are quite common throughout the American southwest and Mexico. Living primarily underground, these insects spend their time sheltering from the hot sun and searching for plant material like roots to munch on. Although they might look formidable, they really are fairly harmless; though they can bite qu
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A creature of many names! This bizarre orthopteran is known by countless names across its range. Jerusalem cricket, potato bug, Niño de la tierra, and Cara de niño just to name a few; these animals are quite common throughout the American southwest and Mexico. Living primarily underground, these insects spend their time sheltering from the hot sun and searching for plant material like roots to munch on. Although they might look formidable, they really are fairly harmless; though they can bite qu
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