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Gryllus
Gryllus
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Hopping
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Common

About

Gryllus are large, dark field crickets, ranging in size from 15 to 31 mm. They have a distinctive, metallic sheen on their wings, which are held out at an angle when at rest.

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
Gryllus