The pest goes by many names. I have a friend who calls them mutant spiders. The exterminator at my neighbor's house calls them criders. The bug is also called spider cricket, spricket, cave cricket ...

WASHINGTON — They look like scary spiders, live in the dark and can jump more than a foot with each hop. Plus, they scare the heck out of people who are squeamish about bugs. "They're a menace to ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are dissecting crickets' jumps, not with a scalpel, but with high-speed cameras to analyze their patterns of movement. Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ...

You’ve probably heard the familiar chirping of crickets outside your home. Some people consider these noisy little critters to be pests. Some consider them to be harmless but annoying. Others consider ...

The fall season is bringing cool weather to North Texas, but is also ushering in cricket season. Most North Texans have likely seen black field crickets hanging outside their home or car. The insects ...