The Cricket 
THE CRICKET 
The Cricket (“ achetidae ”) — a genus of 
insects belonging to the order “ orthoptera,” 
or straight winged, and to the section of 
that order known as “ saltatoria,” which 
besides crickets includes grasshoppers and 
locusts, all of which class can jump or 
leap by reason of their hind legs being more 
developed and both stronger and longer 
than the others. These insects have long 
slender antennae. The wings and wing 
covers are kept in a horizontal position 
while at rest, and in the case of the male 
extend a considerable distance beyond 
the extremity of the body. 
The elytra or wing cases are in the male 
cricket fitted with a kind of grating arrange- 
ment, so that when rubbed together the 
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