Camelback/House Cricket

Size: 2.0 inch long in body and 10 3.9 inch for the legs.

Appearance: Tan colored Camelback crickets have very large hind legs with “drumstick-shaped” femora and equally long, thin tibiae, and long, slender antennae. The antennae arise closely and next to each other on the head. They are brownish in color and rather humpbacked in appearance, always wingless.


Potential Harm: Although they look like big spiders they’re actually crickets and they don’t have fangs or the ability to bite. They have chewing mouth parts and eat just about anything, like a goat. Camel crickets are omnivores and will eat fungus, plant matter, insects, and even fabric or cloth.