62 LIFE STORIES OF AUSTRALIAN INSECTS. 



baby stage do not remain in the egg cavern, but 

 move on to the cricket home and ''playground" 

 which consists of a series of tunnels arranged so 

 as to cut out blocks of sand. (Plate 9, Fig. 6.) 

 We have watched the crickets scampering round 

 the passages after remaining quietly beside the nest 

 for a little time. We have found these nests under 

 pots resting on the ground, or under damp boards, 

 etc. 



