Insect · GBIF taxon 1718507
Striped Ground Cricket
Allonemobius fasciatusAlso known as Northern Ground Cricket
Striped ground crickets populate grassy pastures, open lawns, and forest borders, filling warm late-summer afternoons with a persistent, buzzing trill produced by rubbing their forewings together. These diminutive omnivores forage through low thatch and leaf litter, breaking down organic detritus while navigating dense micro-tunnels in the turf. They are renowned in evolutionary biology for maintaining an intricate hybrid zone across North America where their range meets that of the southern ground cricket.
GrasslandNocturnalSinging
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Fallen plant matter
- Soil fungi
- Insect carrion
Predators
- Wolf spiders
- American toads
- Songbirds
ThreatsPesticide applications, intensive lawn mowing, and habitat alteration
HabitatsGrassy meadows, pastures, lawns, roadsides, and open woodland margins
Life spanAbout 1 year (overwinters in the egg stage)
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyTrigonidiidae
- GenusAllonemobius
- SpeciesAllonemobius fasciatus
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Listening: Cup your ears toward grassy field edges to locate their continuous, high-pitched buzzy trill.
- Observing: Part dense grass stems gently on overcast days to spot adults foraging along the damp soil.
Frequent Companion (c) Declan McCabe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Declan McCabe · cc-by
Predator no rights reserved, uploaded by Mirko Schoenitz · cc0
Close Relative (c) Alessandro Franchini, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Close Relative no rights reserved · cc0
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