Why does square-legged camel cricket jump at you?
It may be frightened and try to drive out predators.

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Species of Tropidischia
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Weta

Family
Camel crickets

Genus
Tropidischia

Species
Square-legged camel cricket (Tropidischia xanthostoma)