MOLE CRICKET, OR GRYLLUS GRYLLOTALPA. Ml 
the young grasshoppers, differ but little 
from the old ones. 
Mother, 1 n shape, they are very like ; 
but at first they are white, and gradually 
become browner, as they advance in age. 
When they have increased in number, so 
as to find a want of room or food, they 
fly away in large companies in the even- 
ing, and form new colonies in other 
houses ; generally choosing those which 
have been nevvly built, as they love damp 
walls, and can easily burrow in the soft 
mortar. 
The mole crichet, gryllus gryllotalpa* y 
is another species, well worth your atten- 
tion, both for its curious form, and re- 
markable habits. 
Lucy, I suppose, from its name, that 
it is shaped like a mole, with a long 
snout and claws, for boring through the 
ground. 
Mother, Its claws have some resem- 
blance to those of a mole; but we must 
first attend to its general characters. 
* Talpa, a mole. 
