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House cricket

House cricket
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Genus: Acheta
Species:
A. domesticus
Binomial name
Acheta domesticus
Synonyms
  • Gryllus domesticus
Close-up video of a house cricket

Acheta domesticus, commonly called the house cricket, is a species of cricket most likely native to Southwestern Asia, but between 1950 and 2000 it became the standard feeder insect for the pet and research industries and spread worldwide.[2][3] They can be kept as pets themselves, as this has been the case in China and Japan.[4]

  1. ^ "Acheta domesticus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  2. ^ Walker TJ. (2007). "House cricket, Achetus domesticus". Featured Creatures. University of Florida/IFAS.
  3. ^ Galloway, Vickie (January 1998). "Raising Crickets". Scarabogram (213). Scarabs: The Bug Society: 2–3. Archived from the original on 2004-06-23. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  4. ^ Kulzer, Louise (March 1998). "House Crickets". Scarabogram (215). Scarabs: The Bug Society: 2–4. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-08.

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