Crickets
We’ve all heard them outside our bedroom window, chirping away until the wee hours of the morning: Crickets. It’s also a sound Americans humorously make whenever there is dead silence or an awkward moment. So what are crickets and why do they chirp? That’s what PestExterminator.com is all about—to share useful information about various pests and how to get rid of them.
Crickets belong to the Gryllidae family and look similar to grasshoppers. With a lengthened antennae and flat body, they have hind legs that jump. Only males have the ability to chirp, and they do so by lifting their left forewing and rubbing it to against edge of the right forewing. There are four types of songs crickets make:
- Calling Song: Repels other male crickets while attracting females.
- Courting Song: An extremely gentle song that is used when a female cricket is close by.
- Aggressive Song: Detects when another male cricket is near by using the chemoreceptors on its antennae.
- Copulatory Song: A brief song after successfully depositing its sperm in the eggs of a female.
Crickets are cold-blooded and feed on organic matter. They mate in the late summer months and lay eggs during the fall, which then hatch in spring and can include up to 2,000 for a fertile female. Many people offer crickets as a food source for their pets, such as frogs, salamanders and lizards. For these animals, crickets provide a great source of nutrition.
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