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How to Draw a Mole Cricket
Draw a mole cricket in 16 steps, about 12 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: big helmet shield.
Step 1: Big helmet shield
In the middle, draw a big egg lying on its side for the hard helmet shield.
Tip A mole cricket wears a big hard shield behind its head.
Step 2: Round head
Over the front of the shield, draw a round head. Rub out the shield line inside it.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Above the middle of the head, draw 2 big egg eyes. Add a black dot and white shine in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a wide open smile like a half moon. Add a round cheek beside each corner.
Step 5: Short feelers
Start on top of the head. Draw 2 short thin feelers curving up and forward.
Tip Mole crickets have short feelers because they live underground.
Step 6: Long tummy
From the back of the shield, draw a long soft tummy out to a round end and back under it.
Step 7: Folded wing
Start low on the back of the shield. Draw a long curve along the tummy and stop at the end.
Tip The wings lie folded flat along the back.
Step 8: Tummy stripes
On the tummy, draw 3 short curves from the wing line down to the tummy line.
Step 9: Shovel leg
From under the shield, draw a thick leg down under the chin, ending in a wide round shovel.
Step 10: Four digging toes
Along the round end of the shovel, draw 4 small round toes. Rub out the line inside them.
Tip Mole crickets dig tunnels with these shovel paws, just like a mole.
Step 11: Middle leg
Under the front of the tummy, draw a thin leg out to a knee, then down to a little foot.
Step 12: Back leg
Under the middle of the tummy, draw a thicker leg back to a knee, then down to a foot.
Step 13: Tail spikes
At the round end of the tummy, draw 2 short pointy spikes sticking out.
Step 14: Ground line
Start behind the back foot and draw a straight ground line under the feet, past the paw.
Step 15: Ginger legs and wing
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the shovel leg, the thin legs, the tail spikes and the wing ginger.
Step 16: Brown mole cricket
Colour the mouth red. Colour the head and body brown around the cheeks, mouth and wing. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a mole cricket, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
