Interesting Facts about CRICKETS ***

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Did you Know? List of Facts about Crickets
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Crickets, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Crickets are as follows:

Fact 1 - Definition: Crickets (also known as "true crickets") are leaping insects characterised by the chirping noises made by the males

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