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Jerusalem Cricket, Potato Bug

Stenopelmatus fuscus

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Amesti, California

Corralitos, California

Elkhorn, California

Fallbrook, California(5 reports)

Glen Avon, California

Interlaken, California

Pajaro, California

Pedley, California

Rubidoux, California

San Anselmo, California

San Diego, California

Sunnyslope, California

Watsonville, California

Winston, Oregon

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mrs_colla

Marin, CA (Zone 9b) | January 2012 | Positive

We don't see them often, but the first time one will not forget! These bugs look very scary, but they are not harmful to us. The feet have hooks that get caught on fabric, so it feels like they are biting but they are not.

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