Cedar Creek
Ecosystem Science Reserve

Insects of Cedar Creek

Order GRYLLOBLATTODEA

(Rock Crawlers)

Rock Crawlers (10 NA spp) occur on rocks near glaciers in NW US and SW Canada.  These leathery elongate (10-30 mm) wingless creatures make a living (if you can call it that) feeding on dead insects in high altitude snowfields.  Only a single family (Grylloblattidae) with ca 20 world spp occurs in this order.  None in Minnesota or at CCESR.
1. Family GRYLLOBLATTIDAE (Not found in Minnesota)

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