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117 day old Cricket - Acheta domesticus - male
Copyright © 2009 Vespula Vulgaris

117 day old Cricket - Acheta domesticus - Male
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 21 mm
Now approximately 4 months old and 21 mm in length, he is now a full adult. Among the group of 7 siblings, there are 2 adults thus far. More should follow soon, and I plan to release them into the wild soon. They grow up so fast! ; )

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Contributed by Vespula Vulgaris on 7 May, 2009 - 6:59pm

fish food?
you feed the babies fish food, but do you also feed the adults with that?
id like to know more. i havent had the pleasure of growing any babies but i have an adult i think is female. shes alone tho so i guess if she lays any egss they wont hatch
… sandyblue, 19 October, 2010 - 3:41pm

Congratulations....
....I can't wait to start raising babies again this summer! Nice series of photos.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 7 May, 2009 - 7:29pm

 
Habitat?
What kind of substrate did you use? What was the habitat?
Did you have a mating pair?
Do you know how long the full adults live?
Very interesting work and great series! Thank you for this contribution!
… dvoribird, 11 October, 2019 - 8:58am

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