This cricket was a very deep black. It leaped very quick and short hops to get around quickly. The legs were very thin. The body was about almost an inch in length and about 1/2 an inch in width. The bug was a small creature. I found it in the scrub.
I saw this black cricket around my school in the grass. it is about an inch long.
Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as "true crickets"), are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets (family Tettigoniidae). They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species of crickets. They tend to be nocturnal and are often confused with grasshoppers because they have a similar body structure including jumping hind legs. Crickets are known to carry a large number of diseases, most of which cause...
