| DESCRIPTION |
A small orthopteran specimen with a brown head and thorax and with a darker abdomen. The legs are paler and the wings are absent. Females have an obvious ovipositor (See fig 1). Unmistakeable due to its strict habitat requirements. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Nocturnal creatures that are true scavengers. They can be found hiding in the deep recesses of shingle/pebbles and also can be lured forth with appropriate titbits. |
| DISTRIBUTION |
Very rare and only found in a few places in southern Britain. |
| HABITAT |
Strictly under pebbles/shingle beaches. |
| PERIOD |
All year round. |
