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While digging in my yard today, I found a large insect. Can anyone
help me figure out what it is? I've been surfing Google trying to
find an ID guide, but have come up empty so far.

I took some digital photos of it and posted them he

http://www.geocities.com/yowza217/BugPage.html

It's large - about two inches as you can see in the photo that has my
finger to show the comparative size. Appears to be segmented, and has
no wings. Brown all over the belly side, brown head and middle and
legs but black striped bottom on the backside. Large pincers on the
mouth.

I don't know whether this is a pest or a beneficial insect, and this
is the second one I've seen. First was dead under the car in the
driveway.

Help appreciated.

Look up Jerusalem Cricket for info. Rarely it is
considered a pest to commercial potato fields so I
wouldn't worry about it being a pest, they can bite
though.

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Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!