Bugs #4 - Cricket

Small camoflaged container with Bug, log and pencil. 

Please do not try and remove the bug. It will bite you and suck your blood dry. 

Crickets are insects that are related to grasshoppers and katydids. They belong to the Grylloidea superfamily. There are many species of cricket, some of which can invade homes. Crickets have long antennae, wings, and cerci. Female crickets have a long ovipositor. Crickets are mostly nocturnal.

Crickets burrow by loosening the soil with the mandibles and then carrying it with the limbs, flicking it backwards with the hind legs or pushing it with the head.

Other defensive strategies are the use of camouflage, fleeing, and aggression. Some species have adopted colourings, shapes, and patterns that make it difficult for predators that hunt by sight to detect them. They tend to be dull shades of brown, grey, and green that blend into their background, and desert species tend to be pale. Some species can fly, but the mode of flight tends to be clumsy, so the most usual response to danger is to scuttle away to find a hiding place. While some crickets have a weak bite.