April 30th, 2023 at 9:27AM

crevicedwelling:

crevicedwelling:

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hi this is Tetra. they are a Japanese camel cricket (Diestrammena japanica) I’ve been raising over the winter after I found them as a baby.

I believe Tetra may be intersex since they have a much shorter ovipositor than a typical female, and I’d originally thought they were male as a younger nymph.

their hobbies include dwelling in crevices, eating dead roaches and cardboard, and spitting brown goop when picked up

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btw Tetra is short for tetrabromomethane

this was Tetra as a wee little nymph. no, they don’t grow into their antennae with age

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1,466 notes #ohhh wow#ive never really looked at these up close#used to have them in the basement but no more. they have CRAZY BIG HOPS#maybe my cat keeps their population down i did catch her with one once#their exoskeleton is so pretty..
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