House cricket
Acheta domesticus
Not assessedInsectomnivore
The house cricket is a small insect originally from Southwest Asia, now found worldwide. These chirpy jumpers became popular as pet food and research subjects in the 20th century. In some countries, people keep them as pets too.
- Likely first lived in Southwest Asia before spreading globally
- Commonly used to feed pet reptiles and in scientific studies
- Sometimes kept as pets, especially in China and Japan
UrbanFarmAsiaWorldwide
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- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Acheta domesticus
- Habitat
- Urban, Farm
- Regions in this directory
- Asia, Worldwide
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- small
