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Here are some interesting facts about crickets:

  • Crickets are nocturnal insects.
  • They make sounds called chirping, known to scientists as "stridulation."
  • They are omnivorous scavengers.
  • You can tell the temperature by how many "chirps" per minute (really... they chirp at different rates depending on species and temperature).
  • In some folklore, the chirping of a cricket was said to be a sign of a financial windfall or impending rain.
  • Crickets are popular pets in China.
  • In Cambodia, people eat crickets for a snack.
  • Some crickets eat their dead siblings.
  • Crickets hear with their elbows!
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