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House cricket

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Acheta domesticus, commonly called the house cricket, is a species of cricket in the family Gryllidae, most likely native to southwestern Asia. Between 1950 and 2000 it became the standard feeder insect for the pet and research industries and spread worldwide as a result. It is typically gray or brownish and measures 16 to 21 millimeters long; males and females look similar apart from a brown-black, needle-like ovipositor in females, roughly the same length as the cerci, and more prominent cerci in males. Juveniles resemble adults but are smaller and lack wings. It completes its development in two to three months at 26 to 32 degrees Celsius, has no specialized overwintering stage, but can survive cold conditions inside buildings and fermentation-heated environments. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Acheta domesticus 6
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 7
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Orthoptera, Taxa
Source Wikidata: House cricket
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India

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Iran

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Sources
1. House cricket (Wikipedia)
article text (diet), EntityId 361499
Quote, article text (diet), EntityId 361499
The house cricket is an omnivore that eats a range of plant and animal matter.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikipedia: House cricket
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
They can be kept as pets themselves, as this has been the case in China and Japan.
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Acheta domesticus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
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"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Wikipedia: House cricket
WikipediaWikidata Q27711 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Acheta domesticus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1718308, category field
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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: House cricket
Child Taxon Of: Orthoptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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