Cricket (insect)

The cricket is an insect related to the grasshopper and katydid (order Orthoptera). They're known for the loud chirping noises they make by rubbing their corrugated wing casings against combs on their hind legs.

The true crickets constitute a family (Gryllidae) which contains the common or field crickets and in addition several other forms more or less different in appearance. Field crickets are brown or black species, some of which enter houses. Tree crickets are usually green with broad, transparent wings, and frequent trees and bushes. Mole crickets are thick-bodied brown insects with forelimbs that are highly developed for burrowing.

In addition to these, several other insects belonging to the katydids are also called crickets; the cave or camel crickets, the sand cricket, and the Mormon cricket.