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Eastern Cave Crickets
Hadenoecus
Hadenoecus is a genus of common cave cricket of the southeastern United States and typical of the tribe Hadenoecini.
An interesting characteristic of these crickets is their long antennae and powerful rear legs which allow for quick movement in the dark cave system. When threatened, H. subterraneus will jump and turn up to 180 degrees before landing again and jumping in another direction. This is suspected to be an adaptation to escape predators.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mammoth Cave Cricket
speciesHadenoecus subterraneus
Limrock Blowing Cave Cricket
speciesHadenoecus jonesi
Barr's Cave Cricket
speciesHadenoecus barri
Tennessee Cave Cricket
speciesHadenoecus opilionides
Cumberland Cave Cricket
speciesHadenoecus cumberlandicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123570.