A Camel What?

I forgot to mention this before. I'm not sure why I didn't write about this before because I was traumatized by the event. I was in the bathroom, doing the duty while sitting on the toilet. I'll be nice leave out the details of the struggle here. For some reason, I thought I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I looked over and peered near the waste basket. Then I saw it - it jumped again. When it jumped I jumped off the toilet as well, nearly falling into my bath tub. All I can say is that I'm glad I was doing my duty because it would have gotten messy. So I quickly reached for my toilet brush and with my pants around my ankle I hunted this thing. I was sure it was a cockroach, but then I realized that cockroaches don't jump.

I started poking around the waste basket again and then I got my first clear view of my pest. It was this brown bug with really long antennae. I didn't know what it was so I smooshed it with the toilet brush. Then I finished my duty and washed my hands.

So have you ever heard of a camel cricket? I started doing some research on Google for grasshoppers in Indiana and eventually I found a website that told me that I had a camel cricket in my apartment. I've never seen these insects before, but I'm happy to learn about them now. I'm not sure how it got into my apartment, but I'm relieved they're harmless.