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The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae includes the cave weta, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to "criders", or "sprickets") and sand treaders, of the suborder Ensifera; in some regions, such as Missouri and Virginia, these crickets are referred to as "cricket spiders." In southern Virginia they are sometimes called "Seaford Jumping Spiders." Those occurring in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania are typically referred to as jumping or cave weta. Most are found in...

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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Orthoptera Species File

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