Grylloblattodea
Grylloblatta
Galloisiana
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Grylloblattodea is a small order of
extremophile insects that live in the cold on top of mountains. They are commonly called
grylloblattids, but are also sometimes called
rock crawlers or
icebugs. Their appearance evidently puzzled the scientist who discovered them; the first species named was
Grylloblatta campodeiformis, which means "It looks like a
cricket, a
cockroach, and a Campodea" (a kind of two-pronged bristletail). Most are nocturnal and appear to feed on
detritus. They have long
antennae (23-45 segments) and long
cerci (5-8 segments), but no wings.
This order includes a single family with two genera and 6 species.
ITIS Number 102429
