Could anyone please help me identify this creature? It can fly and seems to like crawling as well. It has mandibles that are beetle-like. Approximately 3cm/2inch. Location: KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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Ari13
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2Hi Ari13, and welcome to Bio.SE! Please update your question with the approximate size of your specimen, and please provide any additional information or pictures that are possible. See [tag:species-identification] tag question guidelines here. Doing so will increase the positive voting response your question receives as well as increase the odds of receiving a good/accurate answer. Thanks! – theforestecologist Dec 30 '18 at 22:56
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1Thanks! Updated with approximate size and location. – Ari13 Dec 31 '18 at 00:57
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That is a mole cricket, Order Orthoptera, family Gryllotalpidae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket
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Thank you! Odd that I would've found it down here though? Don't you think? – Ari13 Dec 31 '18 at 11:27
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