The cricket

Description: The adult House Cricket is about two centimeters in length. The
body is usually light brown with black markings about the heads and thorax. The
female is different from the male by the presence of an ovipositor, a long
extension attached to the end of the abdomen, used for depositing eggs in the
soil. House cricket have conspicuous jumping legs and have tow pairs of wings, of
which, only the back pair are used for flight.
Habitat: House Cricket can be found in a variety of habitats including woodlands,
suburbs, urban areas, buildings, ducts, sidings, restaurants and anywhere else
there happens to be a food supply and warm air. Although many crickets die off
in the colder months, those that manage to find their way indoors can stay alive
year round.
Reproduction: Crickets reach sexual maturity between eight and twelve weeks
after birth. Males attract mates by rubbing their wings together to produce a
noise sometimes referred to as “chirping”. Technically, this process is called
stirdulation. Interestingly enough, the rate in which a cricket “chirps” is
determined by the temperature outside. When it is warmer, crickets chirp faster.
Scientist can actually tell the exact outdoor temperature by timing the rate of
cricket “chirpings”. After the male mates with female will lay between 50 and 100
eggs in the ground or another soft surface. The eggs hatch in about two weeks.
Life Cycle: incomplete metamorphosis: egg > nymph > adult.
 Thomas Alva Edison High School Name: ____________________________________
Teacher Mauricio Quiroga Amaya
Department of English Date: _____________________________________
Level: 8th mark:

Answer the following questions about the text you have read before.

1. Describe the life cycle of the House Cricket

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2. What is the habitat in which a cricket can be found?
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3. How many eggs can a female cricket produce?
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4. How long take the eggs to hatch?
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5. When cricket reach the sexual maturity?
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6. What color is an adult cricket?
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7. What make the difference between male and female cricket?
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8. Describe a cricket by using the information given in the text
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9. What was the text about
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10. How is called the noise a cricket made? What can people know with this noise?
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11. In what place cricket’s eggs are left?
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12. Why do crickets die off in the winter season?
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