Hadenoecus subterraneus explained

Hadenoecus subterraneus, the common cave cricket, or Mammoth Cave cricket is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is found in North America.^[5]

Description

These insects use their antennae to feel around them, helping them navigate. They are troglophilic; while they prefer cavernous environments, they can also survive on the surface.^[6]

Feeding

Cave crickets like H. subterraneus will eat whatever they can get because of the scarcity of food in cave environments.^[7] Like other cave crickets, they are often found roosting in the entrances of caves in the southeastern United States. They leave behind nutrients that many communities of cave organisms are dependent on in the form of guano, eggs, and carcasses.

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd Edition. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Capinera. J.L. Scott. R.D.. Walker. T.J.. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.
• Book: Otte . Daniel. Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. 1997. Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: Vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. 581–634. 1-889002-04-6.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hadenoecus subterraneus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-03-02.
2. Web site: Hadenoecus subterraneus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-03-02.
3. Web site: Hadenoecus subterraneus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-03-02.
4. Web site: Hadenoecus subterraneus species details. Catalogue of Life. 2018-03-02.
5. Web site: 2018-03-02. Otte . Daniel. Cigliano . Maria Marta. Braun . Holger. Eades . David C.. Orthoptera Species File Online.
6. Web site: Cave . Mailing Address: P. O. Box 7 Mammoth . Us . KY 42259-0007 Phone: [phone] Contact . Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes - Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. National Park Service) . 2024-05-07 . www.nps.gov . en.
7. Web site: Cave Crickets Monitoring (U.S. National Park Service) . 2024-05-07 . www.nps.gov . en.