Potato Bug

Subject:  Crazy looking bug
Geographic location of the bug:  Aliso Viejo, CA, USA
Date: 12/05/2019
Time: 11:52 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  Hello. Just found this bug laying by my front door. I didn’t harm it I promise. Seems that it died on its own.
How you want your letter signed:  Matthew S.

Potato Bug

Dear Matthew,
This is a Potato Bug or Jerusalem Cricket, an iconic Southern California insect that lives underground.  They are often driven to the surface after the first rains of the season.

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Location: Aliso Viejo, California