[2][5] These insects use their antennae to feel around them, helping them navigate.

They are troglophilic; while they prefer cavernous environments, they can also survive on the surface.

[7] Like other cave crickets, they are often found roosting in the entrances of caves in the southeastern United States.

They leave behind nutrients that many communities of cave organisms are dependent on in the form of guano, eggs, and carcasses.

This article about a member of the insect family Rhaphidophoridae is a stub.