The House Cricket is a familiar tan-brown cricket from Eurasia that has been kept in captivity for centuries and is commercially raised as feed for pets and increasingly as a protein-rich food for humans. In North America it is largely a human commensal, sheltering in warm buildings and producing its iconic chirping song year-round indoors. Males rub their wings together to chirp.
Habitat
Buildings, warm garbage areas, and disturbed outdoor habitats
Diet
Adults and nymphs: omnivorous — organic matter, fungi, and food scraps
How common
Common
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