 Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae , in the order Orthoptera ( grasshoppers , locusts and crickets ) . Mole crickets are cylindrical @-@ bodied insects about 3 – 5 centimetres ( 1 @.@ 2 – 2 @.@ 0 in ) long , with small eyes and shovel @-@ like forelimbs highly developed for burrowing . They are present in many parts of the world and where they have been introduced into new regions , may become agricultural pests . 
 Mole crickets <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae , in the order Orthoptera ( grasshoppers , locusts and crickets ) . Mole crickets <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>are</mark></a>cylindrical @-@ bodied insects about 3 – 5 centimetres ( 1 @.@ 2 – 2 @.@ 0 in ) long , with small eyes and shovel @-@ like forelimbs highly developed for burrowing . They are present in many parts of the world and where they <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> been introduced into new regions , may become agricultural pests . 
Mole crickets members of da insect family Gryllotalpidae , in tdaorder Orthoptera ( grasshoppers , locusts and crickets ) . Mole crickets cylindrical @-@ bodied insects about 3 – 5 centimetres ( 1 @.@ 2 – 2 @.@ 0 in ) long , with small eyes and shovel @-@ like forelimbs highly developed fa burrowing . They are present in many parts of the world and where they done been introduced into new regions , may become agricultural pests .