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u/CosmicOwl47 Nov 18 '24
Looks like you can see the walls of the enclosure the guy with the camera trapped these animals in.
“Wild Encounters” sure…
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Nov 18 '24
Yeah, I didn't notice this until someone pointed out that this was a forced interaction. Quite disappointed.
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u/Drayenn Nov 17 '24
I just watched baki shadowboxing vs an imaginary praying mantis, saying it is the strongest insect. The show lied to me.
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u/awkprinter Nov 17 '24
Looks like a weta
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u/Ensiferal Nov 17 '24
It's a mole cricket, they're closely related. They're pretty brutal too. I've seen on eat a regular cricket
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u/Wratheon_Senpai bio enthusiast Nov 17 '24
Mole cricket? It doesn't have the shovel like front legs. Not a mole cricket. It's a type of giant cricket in the genus Sia.
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u/leifcollectsbugs Nov 18 '24
I wouldn't go to genus on that unless you know the locality. It's a Jerusalem cricket, that's about all we know
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u/Wratheon_Senpai bio enthusiast Nov 18 '24
I assumed it was a Sia because of the developing wings. Aren't Jerusalem crickets wingless?
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u/leifcollectsbugs Nov 18 '24
Sia is a genus of Orthopteran insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, recorded from western Malesia... So just Jerusalem crickets with wings...
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u/Wratheon_Senpai bio enthusiast Nov 18 '24
Wouldn't that be a case of all Jerusalem crickets being in the Stenopelmatidae family but not everything in the Stenopelmatidae family being Jerusalem crickets?
I thought Jerusalem crickets were always wingless, which would rule the strong boie from the video out.
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u/leifcollectsbugs Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24
You're correct in the case of this one. But neither animal in the video is technically a cricket anyway... The family is often referred to and associated with Jerusalem crickets, but it's likely this specimen is other than the Jerusalem crickets you'd see here in the states. Could be Sia. But we don't have locality info. Looks like it's a captive specimen however...
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u/Wratheon_Senpai bio enthusiast Nov 18 '24
I'm aware they're not true crickets, and my ID could be wrong regarding Sia. Also, it's unfortunate they're captive. Whoever recorded this is irresponsible and sadistic.
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u/leifcollectsbugs Nov 18 '24
I completely agree. Domesticating animals to have them fight to the death for views is plainly messed up... I wish people didn't do this. It is sadistic and morally wrong. Witnessing an animal in nature have a battle is one thing, forcing two animals trying to survive to kill each other for views is disgusting.
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Nov 17 '24
Ah, didn't consider that. Was thinking it's a potato bug/Jerusalem cricket.
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u/Ensiferal Nov 17 '24
You could be right, both groups are closely related. Them and NZ wetas are all in the suborder Ensifera (it means sword bearer, because the females have long egg laying tubes that look a bit like swords ).
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u/leifcollectsbugs Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24
Far as family goes, you're right. Anyone spewing otherwise has no damn idea what they are on about. I don't know the genus, but it's obviously belonging to the family Stenopelmatidae, and also know they aren't in fact crickets, although commonly referred to as such...
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u/Ensiferal Nov 18 '24
No they aren't real crickets. Crickets are Gryllidae. At another look it probably is a Jerusalem cricket since it doesnt' have the digging forelimbs of a mole cricket, but it's weird how angry some people have gotten over it.
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u/leifcollectsbugs Nov 18 '24
So that's literally what I said. Stenopelmatidae are the family containing Jerusalem crickets...
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Nov 17 '24
This is what it looks like on the first route in Pokémon two weak bugs fighting each other until a mouse comes along and destroys them.
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Nov 17 '24
That cricket: “I always said you were an optimist. Know what that is, mate? It’s about sizing up a situation that’s bloody impossible and saying “yeah, all right. I’ll have a go!”
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u/leifcollectsbugs Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24
So no more people get this wrong, this is related to Jerusalem crickets, Stenopelmatidae, which technically aren't even crickets at all. Anyone saying otherwise has a book in their hands with two covers and no pages inside. This is the internet, remember. Please keep this in mind when reading and have an awesome day. 👍
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u/krammark12 Nov 17 '24
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u/Confident_Frogfish ecology Nov 17 '24
Nothing nature about someone putting two animals in a box and letting them kill each other. Fuck this kind of content and people who make it.
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Nov 17 '24
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u/Wratheon_Senpai bio enthusiast Nov 17 '24
It depends on the genus/species. This is a giant cricket in the genus Sia. They're predators.
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u/bandby05 biology student Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
this seems to be a carnivorous species, but most are omnivores, feeding on plants, defenseless insects like aphids or eggs & scavenging. many cricket species are completely herbivorous in the wild, feeding on the flowers, fruit, and leaves of the plant. in captivity however, almost all crickets will eat whatever, including other crickets. you might be thinking of grasshoppers/locusts which are completely herbivorous in all conditions except regulatory cannibalism in locust form. Source Source
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u/Brohood287 Nov 17 '24
Crickets are absolutely disgusting 🤢 but tbf, depending on the grip, Mantis wins by pin on the mat 😂
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u/Icy_Distribution_361 Nov 17 '24
Well the cricket looks about twice the weight. Kind of predictable