Field Cricket - female Note the long, hollow ovipositor (in the center) on the end of this cricket's abdomen. Crickets lay their eggs in soil with the ovipositor. I found her injured on my carport.
Even though this is called a "Field" Cricket,I photographed this guy in on the floor in the bathroom at my school, it helps to have a small camera handy at all times! :) The males of these crickets chirp loudly and can become extremely annoying if they get into a building! It is easy to identify the males and females of these insects, the female has 3 "prongs", called cerci, on the end of her abdomen. Females have an ovipositor for laying eggs in the soil. Crickets go through incomplete metamorphosis, the nymphs look like smaller copies of the adults. Many people get crickets and grasshoppers confused. Crickets are usually flatter and the males "sing".
sp. These crickets are often found in damp basements and caves. The adults do not have wings and they don't chirp. They can jump long distances and are quite active. Check out those cool back feet!
