Saturday, February 18, 2023

What the dickens?!!


I saw this today in my neighbor's parking spot. He likely ran over it.  Never seen anything like it.  I believe the worm-looking dark strings are its intestines.  Click on picture to enlarge.


This insect, it turns out, is a Northern Mole Cricket or Neocurtilla Hexadactyla.  They tend to operate during nighttime hours and spend most of their time burrowing into soil.  They can fly, are not poisonous, and eat seedlings and grass.  Pheeewww!!  At least I'm safe if one of these monstrosities finds its way into my unit.