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Family: Gryllidae (crickets)
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Unidentified field cricket (subfamily
Gryllinae) from Cedarberg. |
Tree cricket Oecanthus sp. (subfamily
Oecanthinae) |
The common cricket that comes indoors and calls loudly from behind such places as
the fridge is called Gryllus bimaculatus. Tree crickets are found mainly on plants
where they prey on small insects such as aphids.
Text and photos by Hamish Robertson
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