The House Cricket is a familiar tan-brown cricket from Eurasia that has been kept in captivity for centuries and is commercially raised as feed for pets and increasingly as a protein-rich food for humans. In North America it is largely a human commensal, sheltering in warm buildings and producing its iconic chirping song year-round indoors. Males rub their wings together to chirp.
Best time to see a House Cricket
The best time to see a House Cricket is February–August, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 397 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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