Camel crickets

[MarkR]

So. . . I go down early this morning to fill the water and food, only to find that my little girls are growing big enough to get out of the pen (in the basement). What motivated them? Well, we have this cricket problem. . . or should I say, we did have this cricket problem. Not anymore. Their first live food!!!!!!!!!

 

[speckledhen]

So, Mark, we need some pics of those babies soon! I love to watch chicks chase a cricket-too funny!

 

[bayouchica]

That's cool, so entertaining to watch.

 

[Ste]

Oh that would be so funny to watch. Glad they took care of the crickets.

 

[helmstead]

LOL Those crickets give me the CREEPS! So ugly. Maybe if I ever have them in the basement again, I'll bring a couple chickens in for the day...

 

[nccountrygirl]

Are they what I refer to as hoppity hops. They give me the willies to. They look like a jacked up 57 Chevy.

 

[Katy]

I agree those are the most disgusting crickets. The black crickets don't creep me out like those others do. One of my cats likes to hunt crickets and then present them to me on the bed.....yuck!! Maybe I should bring a chicken in to help him

 

[wegotchickens]

I was always told to call those guys 'Cave Crickets' and we would catch them and feed them raw potato and keep them as pets. Then we discovered they were hamster treats (back in the days we raised hamsters).

Now I have a cricket-eating cat, so no buggies in our basement, either.

 

[Kimblee]

I'm scared to ask....

but does anyone have a picture of these bugs? I don't think i know what you good folks are talking about.

 

[1acrefarm]

Here is a pic. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/crickets/camel.jpg