Crickets belong to the order Orthoptera, which also includes grasshoppers and locusts. Maybe people often mistake crickets for grasshoppers, which is easy to understand. These small, cylindrical ...

A new kind of Black Plague is upon us — a plague of little black crickets. They're in the corners of bedrooms at night, keeping us awake with their chirping. They're creeping under doors and through ...

Crickets, also known by their scientific name of Acheta domesticus, are insects known for their ability to jump high and for their trilling, chirping sounds. Some people keep crickets as pets. Most ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Social media is buzzing with excitement over Dr. Megan Wilkerson’s Steam Machine. That’s her still-under-development YouTube page dedicated to bugs. The Georgia native is ...

It's a bug's world this summer. Cicadas have emerged from their 17-year slumber, and Mormon crickets are devouring just about every form of plant matter in their path. First in Flight Cicadas fly.