Where do mole crickets live?

Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied insects about 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long as adults, with small eyes and shovel-like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing. They are present in many parts of the world and where they have arrived in new regions, may become agricultural pests.

Mole crickets have three life stages, eggs, nymphs, and adults. Most of their lives in these stages is spent underground, but adults have wings and disperse in the breeding season. They vary in their diet; some species are vegetarian, mainly feeding on roots; others are omnivores, including worms and grubs in their diet, while a few are largely predatory.

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Grant McIntosh

My 2nd question about mole crickets in the last week. Never heard of them before then, but mole implies underground.

Jerry Edwards

silrem, I see you still haven't composed any questions yet! You only ever criticise those that take out a LOT of time setting questions. Until you have made an effort, your comments are worthless!

Georgia Kemp

Lovely animals.

Trevor Craddy

Name is a bit of a giveaway...

dsneed

Made perfect sense that is why I chose the correct answer. Yay me.

Jim Adams

We called them Mama Crickets back home. I have absolutely no idea why.

Alice A. Peck

They are some of the ugliest bugs that exist and that’s saying a lot.

Char

No clue as I only saw one in a McDonald's down south.

Martha Dodson

Are mole crickets called ‘child of the earth’ in some areas?

Marcella Kosse

Seemed logical.

earlepg

Not hard given the name.

ninakamwene

Lucky guess to this educational trivia. Thank you since I am now informed.

Alan Straff

Jerry Edwards the questions set by zain, along with Carol White, David Wilkes and brian l are ridiculously easy and are neither challenging or interesting, silrem, whoever he or she may be, has every right to form an opinion that is what the comments box is for.