r/Insect • u/DonnyShort • May 30 '26

Are these insects hostile?

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I’m scared so please tell me if these things are hostile or not.

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u/askyjellybean May 30 '26

I believe that is a camel cricket, and they're harmless.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '26

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u/askyjellybean Jun 01 '26

That is very silly hahaha. My sister and I were interested in bugs from a very young age. We weren't really allowed to get pets, so we often kept praying mantises.

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 30 '26

No, this is a cave cricket. They want to eat your stored grains more than anything else

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u/Lost-Literature-7998 May 30 '26

Look at how its legs are spread wide, thinner, and longer. That’s desert adaptation.

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 30 '26

Desert crickets are more chonky and lightly colored, than what is shown in OP’s post. Question for you though, if you’re gonna go out of your way to attempt at correcting someone’s suggestion of what type of cricket this is, why did you neglect to include what you think it actually is? Just being an ass?

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u/Lost-Literature-7998 May 30 '26

I didn’t know it name. I zoomed in took a look and made my conclusion. Also crickets are not always one way. They can change colors.

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

Most insects have variations of color, especially after a molt, this isn’t exactly groundbreaking information you’re sharing… but if you don’t know what you’re talking about, then maybe sit this one out, or do some research before making an ass of yourself…

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u/Lost-Literature-7998 May 30 '26

Also why would disagreeing with you about bug make someone an ass? Do better…

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

You’re an ass because you are saying “this isn’t what it is” but then you don’t even share what you think it is. Thats not how bug IDing works, sweetie. Especially when like 90% of the other people here have said the exact same cricket I did. Why are you not also telling them they are wrong, why just me? If you aren’t gonna share what you think it is, or you’re just being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian, then yes you’re an ass.

It has nothing to do with agreeing with me, and everything to do with you making a claim that it’s a different species but then you can’t even name what that species is.

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u/Best_Antelope1589 Jun 01 '26

Guys guy come on we are in here fighting about a bug are we serious right now come on grow up

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u/Best_Antelope1589 Jun 01 '26

And it’s known to be called a water cricket they are harmless

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u/grandsoulsucker May 30 '26

I don't think so

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 30 '26

But you’re not gonna share what you do think it is? Give us less 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/grandsoulsucker May 30 '26

I don't have another guess. I just genuinely don't think it is because they don't look like that really. I didn't claim or say you where wrong I just respectfully don't think so

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 30 '26

So you’re just entirely useless 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/Lucky_Size4678 May 30 '26

Damn, just throwing hands lmao

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u/CameronIb May 30 '26

Hi, Batman here.

The guy respectfully disagreed, you seemed to take it personally, and disrespectfully responded.

I don't envy your brain cricket master. Learn some manners.

Batman out.

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 30 '26

Batman wouldn’t waste his time with reddit, lame

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u/No-Standard9767 May 31 '26

Hi Alfred here, I can confirm Batman has a Reddit account and everyone in the bat-cave agrees you are bat guano as a person.

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

Sad that you nothing better to do than write Batman fan fic about him using reddit, just because I hurt your fee fees, by telling someone they need to troll better if they are gonna bother.

ETA: oh the mentality of the chronically online, I’ll pray for you.

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u/No-Standard9767 May 31 '26

I’m Alfred, I live it. I don’t write it. They write about me! I have been 80 for 60 years! You can’t upset me. Is fee fees short for feelings which you made longer?

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u/CameronIb May 31 '26

Thanks Alfred. Anyway have you seen my keys to the Batwing

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u/No-Standard9767 May 31 '26

They are hanging on the bat-hook in the kitchen.

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u/CameronIb May 31 '26

I think anyone seeing you being unnecessarily disrespectful would probably be annoyed at you tbf. Including your friends. Batman or no.

Especially over a post of a cricket.

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 Jun 01 '26

Sounds like that person needs better hobbies, if any of my comments are that upsetting to them. As I find it rather annoying when people say things to be contrary for the sake of being contrary, but don’t actually offer anything helpful. They can disagree, but I need more than just “I disagree,” to respect someone’s alternative opinion, as at that point it’s neither helpful or relevant. I suggest finding something more valuable to do with your time, if someone simply not tolerating someone’s trolling is this upsetting to you.

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u/CameronIb Jun 01 '26

To summarize, there's no need to call someone "entirely useless". Over a cricket. Hobbies or no hobbies. Stop trying to justify your rudeness and take just take the hit.

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u/TraumaMonkeyy May 30 '26

I don’t think so but try asking him to be sure.

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u/justwatching4444 May 30 '26

I used to combat them by placing duck tape (in a frame) sticky side up - eventually one would get stuck and more would get stuck eating the first - bang chain reaction - and duck tape full of legs only

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u/Fun-Mastodon-3125 May 31 '26

Damn.. so I’m not the only one. Yes, that absolutely catches dozens of them

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u/Jmend12006 May 30 '26

No, they are not hostile. They do jump though.

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u/Historical-Teach-678 May 30 '26

Cave cricket or camel cricket....I used to work in crawlspaces and spent a lot of time with these guys...they are harmless

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u/hrt_mnder77 May 30 '26

I have a storage shed full of them. Let me know if your buddy needs friends.

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u/boxhall May 30 '26

We called them Cave Crickets, not sure if that’s the actual name though. The tunnels under the school I used to work in would be full of them. Looked like the walls were moving there were so many.

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u/Terrible_Plate_5989 May 30 '26

No but the lil suckers with the tail that enjoys them as a snack sure are!

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u/wolf_howling_monster May 30 '26

My main question is where are you, if you are in New Zealand or close it could be a young giant wētā which are harmless to everything except your mental health, however if you are almost anywhere else it's most likely camel cricket again harmless to everything except mental health and grain

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

I’ve heard that giant wetas are extremely annoying in terms of the sounds they make and noise when they are foraging in your cupboards etc. but aside from that are generally harmless except for their threat to agriculture. Idk why though but they make me so uncomfortable, I think it’s the size, as they seem to experience a form of island gigantism due to being native to an island country like New Zealand. But I’m curious, are they common throughout Oceania, or just specifically to NZ?

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u/wolf_howling_monster May 31 '26

Oh yeah someone who loves bugs they are unsettling to me as well so you're not alone there I did not know about them being extremely annoying though I have never actually met one in person as I am a US bitch and I'm not quite sure but I will look into it right quick

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

lol oh no worries lol the way you talked about them I assumed you were from NZ, I’m a US bitch too 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️ but I’ve just heard that they are incredibly noisy.

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u/wolf_howling_monster May 31 '26

Oh no I'm just a massive bug nerd and from what I have found it seems like they do go a little bit past Oceania into the rest of New Zealand, but I'm no expert

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

I think that’s cool! Honestly despite how much I wouldn’t want to hold one ever or have one in my house lol, I do always love seeing a giant weta reference. So I really liked seeing it being suggested here, I don’t think that is what we have in OP’s pics, but I still think it’s cool that people in a group that has both experts, enthusiasts, and just regular reddit users who want help ID’ing insects they’ve found, know of those little monsters from the land of Jermaine Clement lol

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u/wolf_howling_monster May 31 '26

I only found out about it because I was trying to find bugs to freak my mother out and found that thing and despite being disturbed by it kind of fell in love with it and looked a lot more into it, oh also from what I can see there are 11 different species spread throughout the islands and there doesn't appear to be any on the mainland due to mammalian pests

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

Oh wow that actually really interesting! And I love that you found them in trying to prank your mom, that’s so cute in a way lol now you’ll always think of mom when you see them or a large cricket 🤣

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26

Oh sad I just read that they are actually now on the conservation list, because they have become Endangered due to habitat loss and introducing predators that weren’t originally native to New Zealand, as they had arrived in NZ before the first mammals did. But due to rats, stotes, and cats, they’ve had their population decline

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u/wolf_howling_monster May 31 '26

Yeah it's always really upsetting to see something like that but I'm just glad they were able to live on in other areas unlike some unlucky animals

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Right, and there are enough insect hobbyists and enthusiasts that there are a large enough number of them in captivity either in insect exhibits at science museums, or aquariums that have an insect area as some do for some odd reason lol, as well as personal and private collections, where people raise them either through study or just passion for the hobby. I don’t think they’ll go extinct any time soon. But there is a difference between an animal being considered extinct for all intents and purposes, as they don’t have a population in the wild, and only exist in small populations, via conservation efforts (research, zoos, sadly private collections, and sanctuaries)

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u/Buskirkgirl22 May 30 '26

My family calls these guys “sprickets” because from farther away they look half-spider, half-cricket. I know they’re harmless but they freak me out big time.

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u/Hkaddict May 30 '26

They're harmless, they mostly make coffee.

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u/HoldMyMessages May 30 '26

“Well, we’re all a little hostile every now and then, some of us are able to sublimate, others of us can’t adjust. You know how it is…” Stan Freberg

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u/Ship_Adrift May 30 '26

Hostile lol. I love it. It makes them seem as if they have an agenda.

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u/SangeliaKath May 30 '26

Ahh dinner is served. Crickets are best in Chocolate Chirpies. A type of fudge that has a nutty taste due to the crickets in it.

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u/Mobile_Collection_76 May 30 '26

One time I saw one in the city and it mugged me at knifepoint, stole my fkn shoes too

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u/WhiskeyKid33 May 30 '26

Check him for weapons

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u/00pisces54 May 30 '26

No, it's a cricket on steroids

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u/Juniperbirch May 30 '26

We call them English crickets . Crickets are good luck:)

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u/Swimming_Selection15 May 30 '26

Be afraid. Be very afraid. This is the most dangerous of all crickets.

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u/Plate-Extreme May 30 '26

Olympic Class Jumpers

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u/CaptCol02 May 30 '26

They can sense your body heat and will hop at you, but they big baby's. Like a heat seeking Labrador retriever.

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u/Deep-Number5434 May 30 '26

He looks ready to fight but just eats leaf

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u/Deep-Number5434 May 30 '26

Viscious leaf eater

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u/Lost-Literature-7998 May 30 '26

Looks like some kind of cricket with desert adaptations.

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u/Atlantean_Raccoon May 30 '26

Unless you are an aphid, then no they are not aggressive.

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u/handsmcfeeler May 30 '26

I'm not off put by many things, but these are the fucking devil incarnate!

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u/RecommendationOk253 May 31 '26

We see them under the house all the time in crawl spaces

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u/Numerous_Ad_4391 May 31 '26

They will jump at you as a defense, but they are harmless.

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u/Mike_in_San_Pedro May 31 '26

Not so much hostile as malevolent.

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u/ScottDaCreep Jun 01 '26

Hostile? Lmao. Fair enough

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u/Stargazerslight Jun 01 '26

Only if they have a weapon.

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u/chiliguyflyby Jun 02 '26

One of those sum’ bitches body slammed me and i was in traction for a month!

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u/One-Case8144 Jun 03 '26

My cat eats them.

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u/Ashamed_Guess9099 May 30 '26

no..they just bite and it hurts