Sia ferox also known as Riokku(リオック, Japanese name) or Indonesian giant cricket is a species of Orthoptera that lives in Indonesia. This species in the family Stenopelmatidae, genus Sia.
The length of Sia ferox is 65–80 millimetres (2.6–3.1 in). Although its basic form is similar to the Gryllacrididae or some Anostostomatidae, it is somewhat elongated. Its body color is brown. The female has a rudimentary ovipositor, unlike true Gryllacrididae or Anostostomatidae species. It is similar to Jerusalem cricket, but it is the only species that Stenopelmatidae lives in Indonesia. Sia ferox is a predatory cricket. Sometimes Female preys on males. The Sia Ferox is a spider hunter, in which that it hunts tarantula, spiders, and even webbed spiders. Some lighter species, like the bulldog raspy cricket, will take down the largest spiders on webs. They are more powerful than katydids, mantis, and even tiger beetles, and will kill any of these terrible species with aggression.
Sia or SIA may refer to:
Sia is a genus of insect in the family Stenopelmatidae, the sole living genus in the subfamily Siinae. It contains the following species:
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born 18 December 1975), sometimes referred to mononymously as Sia (/ˈsiːə/), is an Australian singer-songwriter. She started her career as a singer in the local Adelaide acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she released her debut studio album titled OnlySee on Flavoured Records in Australia. Following the event, she moved to London, England and provided lead vocals for British duo Zero 7.
In 2000, Sia signed to Sony Music's sub-label Dance Pool and released her second studio album, Healing Is Difficult, the following year. Displeased with the promotion of the record, she signed to Go! Beat and released her third studio album, Colour the Small One, in 2004. Dissatisfied with the project's struggling to connect with a mainstream audience, Sia relocated to New York City in 2005 and began touring across the United States. Sia released her fourth and fifth studio releases, Some People Have Real Problems and We Are Born, in 2008 and 2010, respectively. In 2014, Sia released her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear, which was preceded by the top-ten single "Chandelier". On 29 January 2016, she released her seventh studio album This Is Acting.