ABOUT
About Short-winged Raspy Cricket
Body length 12-24mm in males and 17-27mm in females. A medium-sized raspy cricket whose wings, as its name suggests, are very small and inconspicuous. It is distributed in warm regions from Shizuoka Prefecture westward to the Nansei Islands. Its body is orange-tinged brown. By day it hides in a nest of leaves bound together with silk spun from its mouth, and at night it comes out to catch and eat other insects.
SAFETY
Observation Safety Notes
Please enjoy Amami's wildlife through photographs. Some species are protected by law or local ordinance, and capturing or removing them is prohibited. In special protection zones within the national park, collecting any wildlife is prohibited entirely. Please check the notes on this page, and confirm local rules before visiting any site.
