- Fact 2 - Crickets have somewhat
flattened bodies and long antennae and are similar to Grasshoppers
- Fact 3 - The antennae are called
feelers
- Fact 4 - Crickets are characterised
by their hopping movements and short jerky runs
- Fact 5 - Only the male crickets
chirp
- Fact 6 - The wings of the males
have a large vein with a row of "teeth," (like a comb does) The
chirping sound is created by running the top of one wing along
the teeth at the bottom of the other wing
- Fact 7 - There are approx 900
species of crickets
- Fact 8 - Crickets stats and
facts
- Colors: Black, red, brown, green
- Length: 15mm - 25mm
- Habitat:
Field, meadows
- Lifespan: Less than 1 year
- Diet: Crickets are omnivores eating
insects, fungi and plants
- Fact 9 - Crickets chirp at
different rates according to the species and to the temperature
of their environment
- Fact 10 - Crickets chirp at higher
rates the higher the temperature is
- Fact 11 - Crickets are scavengers!
- Fact 12 - Crickets can bite humans!
- Fact 13 - Predators of Crickets
include the Tortoise, Salamander,
Frogs, Lizards,
and Spiders
- Fact 14 - The most famous cricket
is Jiminy Cricket in the Disney movie of Pinocchio
- Fact 15 - They have good senses of
hearing and sight
- Fact 16 - Crickets have wings - but
most of them do not fly!
- Fact 17 - Their chirps of the males
are used to:
- Court females
- Repel other males
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