They are a type of water bug. They definitely like dark, cool, and damp
places such as basements or crawl spaces. We have them under our house in
the crawl space. Usually I find them on the walls and ceiling when we go
under the house. They look very similar to crickets and can get very big -
Yuck!

Penny
Raleigh, NC
"Gwen Morse" wrote in message
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A friend (who's reasonably bug-savvy in the first place) has some bugs
in the basement of a house he's caretaking.

They look somewhat like crickets, although the shells aren't as thick
and defined. They also don't have any sort of wings. They have very
long thin whip-like antennae. They congregate in large groups in cool
dark places. They also seem to like to jump. The boddies are mottled
brown (different shades of brown). They don't chirp or make any other
'noise'.

They're found in central NJ on a family farm.

Any clues what they might be?