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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jameslongo" data-source="post: 91233" data-attributes="member: 2745">I know for certain that the males are adult, though I'm 95% sure the females are too. For those who are interested, I'll ask the entomologist at uni tomorrow to classify this unusual species.The substrate(?) is kitty litter, which has since been knocked to the bottom, &amp; white ornamental gravel (don't tell my dad!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  ) Not sure why I added the latter. Structural purposes?The problem is that there aren't too many of them. You could well be right. Fingers crossed they're fertile. Conditions here are pretty miserable.The wings &amp; coloration were the key differences between mine &amp; the store crickets, (A. domesticus). The wings of my males are short &amp; square-shaped, whereas the store's male crickets' wings were body-length &amp; ended at a tip. Store females had the same wing structure as their males, yet my females have tiny buds. The store crickets were a bit darker than mine but that's probably due to their poorly-maintained habitat.Funny you should mention Bulla, Phil. I found my car covered in melting paddle-pops this morning with a drumstick protruding from my exhaust   :lol:  What is this omen?Oh, and I'll see if I can't find this Progeria sufferer. She appears learned.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

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