Thanks to CK for sending this morning: “Frozen stiff.”
Note: WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!?!? Are those, those jumping spider crickets?
From Wikipedia:
“The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to “criders” or “sprickets”), and sand treaders. Those occurring in New Zealand are typically referred to as jumping or cave wētā. Most are found in forest environments or within caves, animal burrows, cellars, under stones, or in wood or similar environments. All species are flightless and nocturnal, usually with long antennae and legs.[3] More than 500 species of Rhaphidophoridae are described.
The well-known field crickets are from a different superfamily (Grylloidea) and only look vaguely similar, while members of the family Tettigoniidae may look superficially similar in body form.”
Last night NWS shared: “It stays cold tonight with fewer clouds the second half of the night. While winds will be much lighter compared to last night, there will be enough in the higher elevations for wind chill values to reach the single digits.”
A bit of a warm up (and rain) is coming though: “Dry weather will continue through early Thursday with a steady warming trend. A cold front will bring widespread rain Thursday night, which will end as snow Friday morning in the Allegheny Mountains.”
