Adult Mole Cricket.

Common Name: Mole cricket.

Scientific Name: Scapteriscus acletus (Rehn and Hebard) and S. vicinus (Scudder)

Description:  These unusual crickets are tan and are as large as 1 1/2 inches (38.1 mm) long.  They have front legs that are short and broad for digging.  Their raised tunnels, found in moist soil, are more easily seen than are the insects.  On warm nights, male mole crickets can be detected by their songs, which are much like those of field crickets except that the song of the mole cricket continues for long periods without a pause.

The second photo shows a trail from a mole cricket tunneling just under the surface of the soil.

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