Gryllidae  

Crickets hide in the daytime, and a very alert to predators. They hope and run fast to get away if they need to.

Known Predators:

• Aves
• Soricidae
• Sigmodontinae
• Muridae
• Chiroptera
• Anura
• Anura
• Caudata
• small Squamata 
• Squamata
• Araneae
• mantids
• Hymenoptera
• Formicidae
• Carabidae

Gryllidae (crickets) preys on:
Plantae
Schismus barbatus
seeds of other plants

Based on studies in:
USA: New York, Long Island (Marine)
USA: Arizona, Sonora Desert (Desert or dune)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.

Crickets have incomplete metamorphosis. The young crickets that hatch from eggs look a lot like adults, though they don't have wings. They molt as they grow, and stop growing once they become adults. Only adults have wings. Most cricket species survive the winter in the egg stage, but some survive as nymphs (immature) or adults.

Development - Life Cycle: metamorphosis

After they mate, female crickets lay their eggs one by one in the soil, or they may lay small groups of eggs in plant material. Crickets can lay dozens or up to a couple of hundred eggs.

Breeding season: Late Spring, Summer or Early Fall.

Key Reproductive Features: iteroparous ; seasonal breeding ; sexual ; fertilization (Internal ); oviparous

Crickets don't take care of their offspring.

Parental Investment: no parental involvement