Fun Fact Friday – Mole Crickets

• Mole Crickets are omnivores.
• Mole Crickets have front claws for digging.
• Mole Crickets have been known to bite humans.
• Mole Crickets’ diet includes grubs, roots, other invertebrates and grass.
• Mole Crickets cause a lot of damage to lawns in two ways: tunneling and eating.
• Mole Crickets are tough to locate because they are under ground and feed at night.
• Some of the Mole Crickets biggest predators are birds, raccoons, wasps, and small mammals.
• Male Mole Crickets serenade, in an attempt to attract females, for about an hour after sunset. Female Mole Crickets typically fly soon after sunset in search of the serenading males.