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Cricket Facts & Trivia

Cricket Facts

Cricket is an insect that belongs to the order Orthoptera.
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Crickets are normally 1-2 inches long, depending on the species.
Crickets can be green, brown, black or red in color.
Crickets have two pairs of wings.
Crickets have one pair of antennas for detecting movement of food and prey.
Crickets have excellent eyesight with compound eyes.
Only the make cricket chirps.
Crickets cannot fly, despite having wings.
Crickets are nocturnal creatures (night).
Crickets are omnivores eating decaying plant material, fungi, and seedling plants.
Crickets in the wild live less than a year.
Crickets are found throughout the world.
Female crickets can lay up to 200 eggs at a time.
Crickets have excellent hearing ability.
Cricket chirping varies by the temperature.
Crickets sing after successful mating.
Cricket;s ears are located on their knees.
Crickets molt as they grow.
Most crickets lives on the ground, but can be found underground, in trees and caves.
Crickets are a symbol of good luck.
Chinese people held crickets as pets in the past.
Several species of crickets are endangered.
Since the days of radio entertainment, the sound of crickets chirping has been used as an indication that a scene is taking place late at night.