Cricket+Behavior

//**How high can crickets jump?**//

Crickets are able to jump up to twenty or thirty times their body length, which is about three feet into the air. Instead of getting a head start, they just stand still and take a big leap. This might seem like it would be hard to you, but to them, it is easy. They weigh much less than we do and their legs are very, very strong.



//**How do crickets communicate with each other?**//

Males rub their wings together and produce a calling song (chirping) that female crickets are attracted to. Did you know that crickets have ears on their front legs? Crickets know many different songs that they use for courtship, fighting, and sounding an alarm. Their wings are not used for flying, but for chirping instead. Crickets rest by day and become active at night. The warmer the weather, the more actively a cricket sings.

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