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Did you Know Crickets are Sustainable Food Source? Check out these Five Health Benefits.  Overview In May 2014, United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted the first international “Insects to Feed the World” conference, where they promoted edible insects as low in fat, high in protein and sustainable source of food. Meanwhile, a relatively good number of manufacturers in the U.S. have begun producing foods made from roasted or dried crickets. In December of 2014, Cricket Snack Bar and Cookies passed a Consumer Reports’ taste test.  Health Benefits of Eating Crickets If you are not dainty about eating insects,...

 Recently, New York Jets Quarterback Geno Smith was sucker punched in the jaw by a teammate, over a $600 debt. Although Smith remained conscious, the single blow fractured his jaw in two places. If Smith’s altercation involved a cricket contender instead of his teammate, how strong would the brawler’s legs have to be to inflict similar damage?   Just look at that dopey grin filled with big tombstone teeth and eyes so close together they're almost Siamese twins.  How could any blame be placed on Ikemefuna Enemkpali for breaking the goofy grin off this pigskin slinging dufus?  That sniveling smirk...

Crickets have the largest set of testicles.  But how do they compare to those of Tom Cruise, who demonstrated some testicular fortitude in his latest film, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, when he clung to the door of a moving airbus.

Crickets don't have many options when it comes to defending themselves.  But most herp and reptile owners like this.  Expand the post and see how crickets defend themselves in nature.

The phrase “serenading crickets” can be read in two ways, with “serenading” acting as an adjective, describing the “crickets.  For example the serenading crickets chirped vibrantly in the moonlit bank of the aquamatic pond.  Or, “serenading” can be read as an action verb, and the “crickets” being the direct object of that action, receiving the “serenading.”  For example, Serenading crickets is Joe’s hobby. But regardless of the title’s interpretation, both descriptions are accurate, because crickets can serenade, and crickets can be serenaded.  But how?  It’s because only the male crickets serenade.  Now, they don’t serenade with maudlins or lyres.  They...