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ShawnLG	Out of season crickets		Lead	[-]
Minor Worker Ant Posts: 98 06/30/2009 11:43 AM	Tags : None During the spring I have been hearing crickets chirping in fields and such. At first I thought I was hearing things because crickets in my area have just hatch into baby nymphs. It takes at least three months before they become adults. Today I have finally cault one of these "mutants". Why are there adults exist during the spring. My normal captive crickets. They are no where near the size of adults yet. The "mutant" found on June 30, 2009 Last Edited By: ShawnLG 06/30/2009 11:46 AM. Edited 1 time.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3667 06/30/2009 12:37 PM	I think I live in the same state as you and I haven't herd any crickets. I'm guessing some escaped from a pet store which always seem to be adults, or there's a variety that over winters. Maybe the really big black ones? MrILoveTheAnt's Blog & Ant Chat
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Major Worker Ant Posts: 493 06/30/2009 4:59 PM	They are not mutants they are typical field crickets Some species overwinter as eggs in the soil and hatch out as pinheads in the spring like you said. But there are other species (of Gryllus) that overwinter as half-grown nymphs and then only have go through about 2 moltings in the spring before they become adults I have found many of these nymphs hibernating under pieces of bark and wood during the winter BTW, I have been hearing adults chirping for about a month now. Adults are common around my yard. I am in PA Last Edited By: Vulgaris 06/30/2009 5:02 PM. Edited 1 time.
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Minor Worker Ant Posts: 98 06/30/2009 10:01 PM	After googling, I found that it is a Gryllus veletis. They have a two year life cycle. Last Edited By: ShawnLG 06/30/2009 10:24 PM. Edited 1 time.
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