User:Emasle2/sandbox/Schizodactylus minor

Schizodactylus minor new article content ... The Schizodactylus minor is part of the Schizadactylidae, orthopteran insect, family. Although they are not true crickets, they are informally known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. The S. minor are mainly located along the shorelines of India, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Burma. Their location is crucial to them because they independently live inside burrows. During the day they reside inside of their burrows and occasionally at night, they come out to prey for food. The S. minor burrows are straight and smooth and have been found to range between 12 to 35.23 cm long and 4 to 8 cm deep. Their burrows are used for mating and feeding. They do not leave their burrows until mating is finished. It is important to note that once they create their burrow and perform all their necessary activities, they do not return to the same burrow. The S. minor create new burrows everytime they leave their old ones because they are very particular about their habitat at different stages of their lives. Adult S. minor prefer to create longer burrows along sandbanks at higher altitudes while nymphal S.minor prefer to make smaller burrows at lower altitudes closer to riverbanks or lagoons. Unfortunately, not much research has been done on the S. minor outside of Eurasia. It is necessary to do more research in order to understand this Insecta more.