Comments on: Weta from Australia is King Cricket http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/weta-from-australia-2/ Are we experts yet? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:46:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: drtjhawkeswood http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/weta-from-australia-2/comment-page-1/#comment-30311 drtjhawkeswood Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:28:12 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=14325#comment-30311 I made a typo, the genus should be Anostostoma as in the family name. Not much has been recorded on these creatures. But they make good pets! Best regards, Trevor I made a typo, the genus should be Anostostoma as in the family name. Not much has been recorded on these creatures. But they make good pets!

Best regards, Trevor

]]> By: drtjhawkeswood http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/weta-from-australia-2/comment-page-1/#comment-30310 drtjhawkeswood Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:26:13 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=14325#comment-30310 I made a typo, the genus should be Anostostoma Best regards, Trevor I made a typo, the genus should be Anostostoma

Best regards, Trevor

]]> By: drtjhawkeswood http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/weta-from-australia-2/comment-page-1/#comment-30249 drtjhawkeswood Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:13:14 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=14325#comment-30249 The specimen looks very like Anostotstoma australasiae (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) a well known species from Qld and New South Wales, commonly known as the Giant King Cricket, known since 1837. Or it may be something very close to this species. Theres an old b/w line drawing shown in paper 362 from my website www.calodema.com Thank you, Trevor The specimen looks very like Anostotstoma australasiae (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) a well known species from Qld and New South Wales, commonly known as the Giant King Cricket, known since 1837. Or it may be something very close to this species. Theres an old b/w line drawing shown in paper 362 from my website http://www.calodema.com

Thank you, Trevor

]]> By: Mister Phes http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/weta-from-australia-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27543 Mister Phes Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:59:11 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=14325#comment-27543 I've also just found one! Are these King Crickets actually crickets or are they a species of Weta? I’ve also just found one!

Are these King Crickets actually crickets or are they a species of Weta?

]]> By: grev http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/weta-from-australia-2/comment-page-1/#comment-231 grev Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:01:52 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=14325#comment-231 Nikki, your bug looks like a King Cricket, Australostoma. They live in burrows and come out on wet or humid nights. They are found in coastal New South Wales. See a photo at http://www.austmus.gov.au/factSheets/grasshoppers.htm Nikki, your bug looks like a King Cricket, Australostoma. They live in burrows and come out on wet or humid nights. They are found in coastal New South Wales.

See a photo at
http://www.austmus.gov.au/factSheets/grasshoppers.htm

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