Aquatic, Predatory Cricket Discovered

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19102700

Perhaps semi-aquatic is more appropriate, but still, this is pretty cool.

Looks to me like it would belong in family Tettigonidae or Raphidophoridae.

I love it, I love it, I love it! I would say a Raphidiphorid, but at first glance it reminded me of a weta with the elongated jaws.

Cool! Nice "new" tarantula on the same page!

Fantastic link! I loved the video though I do have to wonder if the cricket actually did evolve to "hunt underwater". I may be wrong but it seems more likely it would have evolved to swim to get from one place in the cave to another. I'm sure it wouldn't pass up an easy underwater meal like a snail or something. I also enjoyed checking out the Top 10 Species of 2012 in the link bar of that page.

Gotta love a guy that takes a bite from something that hasn't seen the light of day for millennia! And here I am swelling up for three days from a yellowjacket sting or taking antibiotics for a secondary infection from the bite of a common spider. Guess those guys probably shoot up with some pretty powerful stuff before going on these trips, eh?

Thanks. That video was SO cool.

Imagine if these leaked into the hobby...

lizardminion said:

Imagine if these leaked into the hobby...

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Heh.

"Hey, whatcha got in the aquarium over here?"

"Stick your hand in and you'll find out."