Pygmy Mole Cricket. For instance they are only 1 4 an inch long in size. One of these species is the pygmy mole cricket xya variegata latreille 1809 orthoptera.
Their front legs are modified for digging and their back legs. Pygmy mole crickets have an incomplete metamorphosis. The two groups and indeed their resemblance in form to the mammalian mole family talpidae with their powerful front limbs form an example of convergent evolution.
The two groups and indeed their resemblance in form to the mammalian mole family talpidae with their powerful front limbs form an example of convergent evolution.
For instance they are only 1 4 an inch long in size. Tridactylidae are small cricket like insects that have several interesting morphological features. Small insects called pygmy mole crickets use tiny prongs and paddles on their legs to propel themselves off the surface of water up to 18 times the height of their bodies. This species actually likes to live close to fresh water sources such as creeks ponds and swamps.
