**Description:** A bizarre subterranean insect with front legs modified into massive, spade-like digging claws.
**Size:** 1.2 to 1.5 inches long.
**Behavior:** Known as "earthmovers" that live in permanent underground tunnels. They amplify their chirping by using the tunnel entrance like a megaphone.
**Identification:** They look like a strange hybrid between a cricket and a common mole, with a velvety, brown body.
**Habitat:** Damp, sandy soil along the banks of the Allegheny River and reservoir.