Cricket Facts: FACTS About TRUE CRICKETS 🦗 Animal Fact Files

There are all types of cricket species around the world. This video focuses on true crickets! Learn more cricket facts on this Animal Fact Files episode!

Scientific Name: Family - Gryllidae
Range: Anywhere plants support their survival
Habitat: forests, grasslands, urban settings, etc.
Size: less than an inch to nearly two inches long (30-60 cm)
Diet: decaying plants, animals, and fungi; fruit, nectar, seeds, other insects and leaves
Threats: insect-eating birds, rodents, bats, frogs, snakes, spiders, and more
Lifespan: about a year

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[Maesterful]

Crickets kick ass and sound adorable 🦗

[eunaekim]

At one point my local pet shop had a rule that if a cricket were to be spotted in a place other than the immediate vicinity of the cricket container, the person who saw and reported it was allowed to claim it. Several times I claimed crickets in this way and set them free outside (there was a large patch of grass near the pet shop)!

[--Paws--]

Crickets seem to develop or mature like some cockroaches; they grow wings when they are fully matured and the wings act as part of courtship. However, some roaches don't have wings and some have wings already.

[BlackHatTy]

My spiders eat them. Sometimes I feel bad.