Category: Orthopterans

Jamaican Field Cricket

Jamaican Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $40 60 mixed nymphs: $180 Among my fondest memories of the 2021 Florida trip was collecting tiny nymphs of this species with a pooter off a garbage-littered...

Caribbean Giant Katydid

Caribbean Giant Katydid

Stilpnochlora couloniana Mixed nymphs: $20/each ( Contact for availability ) Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $150 ( Contact for availability ) Circa 2009 this species was available captive bred infrequently, but the primary breeder...

Tropical House Cricket

Tropical House Cricket

Gryllodes sigillatus “Florida Man” Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $20 60 mixed nymphs: $70 This useful cricket has been mass-produced in recent years to replace/supplement the “common” house cricket (Acheta domesticus) as a popular...

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera   The giant, overt, and clumsy lubber grasshopper is a friend to entomologists and foe to gardeners of the southeastern United States. Bright colors and a care-free nature signal to predators that...

Giant Slender-Legged Cave Cricket

Ceuthophilus gracilipes gracilipes (Photo provided by Alan Jeon is of a similar subspecies) Mixed nymphs: $10/each ( Contact for availability ) Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $80 ( Contact for availability ) The slender-legged...

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera “Citrus County” Mixed nymphs: $10/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $70 Adults: $30/each (Contact for availability) The giant, overt, and clumsy lubber grasshopper is a friend to entomologists and foe to gardeners...