Hadenoecus subterraneus

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Hadenoecus subterraneus
Hadenoecus subterraneus (cave cricket) in Great Onyx Cave (Flint Ridge, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA) (8314210164).jpg
Hadenoecus subterraneus, Mammoth Cave National Park
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Genus: Hadenoecus
Species:
H. subterraneus
Binomial name
Hadenoecus subterraneus
(Scudder, 1861)

Hadenoecus subterraneus, the common cave cricket, or Mammoth Cave cricket is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [2] [5]

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Description

These insects use their antennae to feel around them, helping them navigate. They are troglophilic; while they prefer cavernous environments, they can also survive on the surface. [6]

Feeding

Cave crickets like H. subterraneus will eat whatever they can get because of the scarcity of food in cave environments. [7] Like other cave crickets, they are often found roosting in the entrances of caves in the southeastern United States. They leave behind nutrients that many communities of cave organisms are dependent on in the form of guano, eggs, and carcasses. [7]

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References

  1. "Hadenoecus subterraneus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. 1 2 "Hadenoecus subterraneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  3. "Hadenoecus subterraneus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  4. "Hadenoecus subterraneus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  5. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online" . Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  6. Cave, Mailing Address: P. O. Box 7 Mammoth; Us, KY 42259-0007 Phone: 270 758-2180 Contact. "Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes - Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. 1 2 "Cave Crickets Monitoring (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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