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.
Gryllus campestris is one of many crickets known as the Field cricket. These insects are dark colored and slightly less than one inch in length. The males range from 19 to 23 mm and the females from 17 to 22 mm.
