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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Crickets (Gryllidea) » True Crickets (Gryllidae) » Field Crickets (Gryllinae) » Acheta » House Cricket (Acheta domesticus)
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Cricket-what species? - Acheta domesticus - male
Copyright © 2007 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Cricket-what species? - Acheta domesticus - Male
Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 3/4 inch
What species are generally sold in pet shops for feeding things?

If it's not native to the US I'll delete later.

Thanks ^__^
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 2 April, 2007 - 1:40pm
Last updated 8 May, 2007 - 1:20pm

Gender?
Right now we have to take your word on the gender, as the hind end has been cropped in the image. No ovipositor=male, ovipositor=female. This individual is immature in any event. Great shot, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 April, 2007 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Male, I'm sure. I was guessi
Male, I'm sure. I was guessing immature by the wings.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 3 April, 2007 - 1:51am login or register to post comments

House Cricket
It's the House Cricket, Acheta domestica. I don't think it has to be deleted because it's nonnative. After all, they are found running wild in many areas, just like the introduced cockroaches we have in the guide.
… Ben Coulter, 2 April, 2007 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! ^__^ and yes I do fin
Thanks! ^__^ and yes I do find them around outside--but maybe because they have come from my house. O_o
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 3 April, 2007 - 2:37am login or register to post comments

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