visable by day, nocturnal within nature...

During the day, working in nature,
Searching for water source,
In the dry, dusty, dirt...
A good sign appeared,
Then vanished within mere moments...
A Cricket!... baby one, at that too...
Gifts of kindness bestowed of the ancient tree.
Wood sprites opens another portal,
All is well.

Camel Cricket...

associated with moist habitats such as basements, caves, cellars, under logs and similar places.

Omnivores which are common, known also as "Spider Crickets", even more commonly known as ''Camel crickets", and "Humpback Crickets"... completely harmless.
nature.mdc.mo.gov...
Chinese favor them because...

Chinese farmers have relied on crickets to signal the start of planting season, and celebrated the crickets with poems, fables and paintings.

The more crickets invade a family's home, the wealthier that family will become.

Home: residence...I meant

Food for baby chicks amongst other species of life forms... or simply kept for sound purposes,

Dreams are vital during rest, at anytime one may slumber, cricket sounds bring comfort and may signal change in weather, a soft rain brings good rest... be kind to snack food, crickets🍣

a reply to: peppycat

They say you can tell the temperature by crickets. The warmer it is, the more they chirp.

Used to hear crickets all the time, don't anymore. Haven't seen one for a while either, except at the pet store.

Crickets, Frogs, Cicadas, all measures of a healthy ecosystem, gone.

originally posted by: intrptr


Used to hear crickets all the time, don't anymore. Haven't seen one for a while either, except at the pet store.

Crickets, Frogs, Cicadas, all measures of a healthy ecosystem, gone.

I've got plenty up here in Quebec. They crawl all over the place and jump around when I walk out of my house.

I live almost right in the middle of a forest. Got crickets, frogs, cicadas, and also deers, raccoons, foxes, salamanders, partridges, and humans. Guess which species I tend to kick out the most. Hint: it is bipedal... and it (thankfully) does not fly.

a reply to: intrptr worked in pet store, a big commotion over buying them not for food from monk folks in mountainside ...haha? Why not just buy crickets to let loose... yuck lizard food.
Purchase made, lesson learned... dislike that store now they out of business and I lost work do to poor choices, listening to supposed manager.
Hope you are fine and get some fresh air?

a reply to: swanne

Of course I meant "around" where I live.

But thanks, I can almost hear them through your post.

a reply to: peppycat

Hope you are fine and get some fresh air?

Mega urban sprawl. I walk my dog five times a day, including after dark.

Have to get out the city one day... trapped.

a reply to: intrptr

Current cities are well designed if the purpose is to get its people insane.

originally posted by: swanne
a reply to: intrptr

Current cities are well designed if the purpose is to get its people insane.

a reply to: intrptr

I live in a city on the east coast and I still get crickets in my yard. Those hideous camel crickets in the cellar and cicadas in the trees. I found two cicada casings on my lawn already. I think it's one of those seventeen years. When there are lots.
I don't hear them yet .

a reply to: swanne

I have raccoons and opposums and deer here in the city too.
I once saw a deer at a busy intersection looking like it was waiting for the light to change. About a half mile from an 8000 acre park it probably called home.
Opposum and raccoons live in the trees or if theyre lucky someone's attic. Rabbits squirrels too. They like city life.
People=food

a reply to: Sillyolmewere not supposed to feed animals and yet we do or they thrash are garbage about, yuck, rabies?
Me I don't do well with my cat, missing.
As long as he sticks to fighting scunks I'm fine.

a reply to: peppycatoh and MRSA.

a reply to: peppycat

We don't feed them. They help themselves lol.