Anyone see these live?

[Pinoyfisher]

Seen several dead ones thanks to my pest control guy. Mole cricket I believe?? Very cool looking! Very chupacabra-ish.

[Chris]

We call them potato bugs or potato crickets. Used to find a bunch when I was a kid and play with them. Haven't seen one it over 12 years

[skrilla]

Potato bug. Found one inside when I lived in the Bay Area. Never seeing one before I quickly whacked it with my slipper. I may have only slightly injured it IIRC.   

[Pinoyfisher]

Just looked it up. The last time I saw a mole cricket was when I was a little in Tennessee. Apparently potato bugs can hiss and deliver a painful bite.

[sasquatch]

Weird. To me, potato bug=roly poly=sow bug.

We called those things Jerusalem crickets or earth babies.

[Pinoyfisher]

Weird. To me, potato bug=roly poly=sow bug.

We called those things Jerusalem crickets or earth babies.

Agreed on rollie pollies.

[Eric H]

Always knew them as potato bugs.

Haven't seen one in 15 plus years

[Tim524]

They are up here in Valley center as well, Potato bug, and they are nasty looking. The kids usually toss them to the chickens just to watch the carnage