Posts Tagged: Jerusalem cricket

Potato Bug Lovers, Unite! A 'Vienna Sausage' T-Shirt!

It had to happen. With so many folks asking "What are those weird bugs?" and UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, director of ...

This is the Jerusalem cricket t-shirt by artist Allen Chew, a UC Davis student and Bohart volunteer, and designer Fran Keller, professor at Folsom Lake College. Keller, a Bohart Museum scientist, is a UC Davis doctoral alumnus.

This is the Jerusalem cricket t-shirt by artist Allen Chew, a UC Davis student and Bohart volunteer, and designer Fran Keller, professor at Folsom Lake College. Keller, a Bohart Museum scientist, is a UC Davis doctoral alumnus.

This Jerusalem cricket, aka potato bug, surfaced in April at the Doran Beach campground, Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This Jerusalem cricket, aka potato bug, surfaced in April at the Doran Beach campground, Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A dorsal view of the Jerusalem cricket, aka potato bug, spotted in April at the Doran Beach campground, Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A dorsal view of the Jerusalem cricket, aka potato bug, spotted in April at the Doran Beach campground, Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This Is NOT an Asian Giant Hornet

Nope, not an Asian giant hornet. Not even close. It's a Jerusalem cricket, sometimes called a "potato bug." The be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) for the...

This is a Jerusalem cricket, commonly known as a "potato bug." Someone once described it as a "cricket on steroids." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a Jerusalem cricket, commonly known as a "potato bug." Someone once described it as a "cricket on steroids." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is the Asian giant hornet. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.)

This is the Asian giant hornet. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.)

Strange Little Insect

It's a strange little insect. A reader likens it to "a cricket on steroids." A Van Nuys resident says she always wondered what they were. "I've...

A Jerusalem cricket. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Jerusalem cricket. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Burrowing owls feed on Jerusalem crickets. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Burrowing owls feed on Jerusalem crickets. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's That Bug?

If you don't know what it is, don't kill it. That insect in your garden could very well be a beneficial insect. If you operate on the...

Praying mantis with remnants of a meal. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Praying mantis with remnants of a meal. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is an immature ladybug (aka lady beetle). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is an immature ladybug (aka lady beetle). Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This male Valley carpenter bee is a pollinator, not a pest. The female Valley carpenter bee is solid black. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This male Valley carpenter bee is a pollinator, not a pest. The female Valley carpenter bee is solid black. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Jerusalem cricket is often mistaken for a pest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Jerusalem cricket is often mistaken for a pest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Not Jiminy

It was an unexpected visit. UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey noticed the critter in one of the restrooms at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr....

Jerusalem Cricket

JERUSALEM CRICKET is not really a true cricket or a true bug. It's an insect that burrows beneath the soil to feed on decaying organic matter. During a heavy rainfall, you'll see them emerge from the soaked ground. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Big 'Un

BIG 'UN--This Jerusalem cricket is quite large (note the size of the pencil tip next to it). Some of these insects can reach 2.7 inches in length. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-Up

CLOSE-UP of a head of a Jerusalem cricket. Note the mud splattered on one eye. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Release

BEE BREEDER-GENETICIST Susan Cobey releases the Jerusalem cricket on the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research facility grounds. It was found inside the facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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