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The Naxian Cave Cricket

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Astrid Scharlau

Caves provide highly specialized living conditions for their inhabitants. The environmental conditions are unusually stable: temperature and humidity change very little. Plants cannot exist in caves because of the lack of light, and thus food is scarce for animals as … Continue reading →

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Grasshoppers and crickets

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Astrid Scharlau

Grasshoppers and crickets belong to the insect order Orthoptera that is divided into two big suborders, the Ensifera characterized by their long antennae and the Caelifera with short antennae. Worldwide exist about 20,000 grasshopper and cricket species. Grasshoppers are typical … Continue reading →

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