Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, Mole cricket
The Mole cricket has adapted shovel-like forelimbs to burrow beneath the earth, an adaptation to its subterranean lifestyle. Though considered an agricultural pest in parts of its range, it has an endangered status in the UK. Photographed by Harry Taylor.
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