Family
Myrmecophilidae (Ant crickets)
Myrmecophilus oregonensis. Photo: (c) Thomas Barbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The ant-loving crickets are rarely encountered relatives of crickets, and are obligate inquilines within ant nests. They are very small, wingless, and flattened, therefore resembling small cockroach nymphs. There are a few genera, containing fewer than 100 species. Ant Crickets are yellow, brown, or nearly black in color. They do not produce sound, and lack both wings and tympanal organs (“ears”) on the front tibia.
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