Desert Cricket

Melanogryllus desertus, also known as lesser field cricket or desert cricket, is a cricket found in Europe.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Desert Cricket being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Gryllus veletis
• Modicogryllus frontalis
• Gryllus saxatilis
• Gryllus pennsylvanicus
• Gryllus lineaticeps
• Sciobia lusitanica

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Gryllidae

Genus

Melanogryllus

Species

Melanogryllus desertus

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