Weird bug(never seen anything like it)

[dham]

I've never seen anything like this thing. I was digging up some bushes in my front yard and he was in the soil. I thought it was a hermit crab at first. Haha.

I think I accidentally cut him in half with shovel. Felt bad for him.

He seemed to not like the sunlight at all. Thanks for any help.

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[prillbug4]

It's a mole cricket. If you are from the U.S. it is Gryllotalpa hexadactyla.
Jeff Prill

[dham]

Thanks for your help!

[lepidofrance]

Looks like : Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758), european species. Sorry, I don't know the english word for this Orthoptera and I don't know if it inhabits the New World.

Learn more : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtili%C3%A8re

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryllotalpa_gryllotalpa

From the last page, I got the english name : European mole cricket