Ask most people about crickets and you’ll probably hear that they’re all pretty much the same: just little insects that jump and chirp. But there are actually dozens of different species of field ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Crickets can’t predict the weather, but ...

We all ask our friends for favors. Usually, it's things like rides to the airport or help moving someplace new. I asked my friends to come to my place and eat crickets with me. "I told everyone at ...

Growing crickets to make some extra cash requires little space, since the business can be set up in your basement or a small room. To making money you must grow and sell them in large quantities.

Crickets are not all that they’re cracked up to be as an alternative, global source of protein in the human diet to supplement or replace livestock consumption, according to newly published research ...

ELKO, Nev. (KSL) - It looks like something out of a horror movie. Millions of crickets have swarmed several counties in Nevada. The insects are covering the ground, trees, shrubs and even climbing the ...

Insects can be a safe option for space travel as they require less land, water and feed than traditional livestock.

Have you ever wondered how biologists choose what animal to use in their research? Since scientists can't do a lot of basic research on people, they study animals to shed light on everything from ...

Gabi Lewis (left) and Greg Sewitz founded Exo, a company which makes energy bars using cricket protein. Zandy Mangold At a time when their college peers were living off ramen and beer, Gabi Lewis and ...

Crickets are a delectable, affordable, and environmentally friendly protein source already eaten in some parts of the world. Now the trick is producing them for the masses. His wife once threatened to ...

Crickets in Hawaii have started purring like cats—a case of evolution in action. Researchers discovered males of the Pacific field cricket have "a newly evolved song" that is different from all other ...