Stats

Lifespan

3-4 months

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Southwest Asia

Movement

Hopping

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

House crickets are small, brown insects that live in houses and other buildings. They have a long, slender body and long antennae.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Gryllidae

Genus

Acheta

Species

Acheta domesticus