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Old 10-09-2005, 01:02 PM  
Sarah_Jayne
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Originally Posted by MadCat
so, do they bite ?
from http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/inverts/sten-fus.html

"Commonly referred to as "potato bugs," even though they do not prefer potatoes and are technically not bugs, they are also called niņa de la tierra (child-of-the-earth), stone cricket or chaco. Believed by some to be fierce and poisonous, this nocturnal cricket is actually non-aggressive and possesses no poison glands, although its jaws can inflict a painful bite."


I like the other answer better.
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