Anonymous wrote:Is this cricket the same one from Pinochio? Why are they gross? Do they transmite diseases or something like that?
There's not a lot of resemblance to Jimminy Cricket. These really are especially large, particularly nasty lookin' bugs. I've only seen one in the flesh (and their hind legs are in fact big enough to be a little fleshy-looking) once. They're not a big problem in the District where I live, but I did see one outside a couple of years ago just after we had landscaping done by a MD nursery. I remember that one as being as large as my fist, all hind legs, slimy humped abdomen, and tentacles included. If these were coming into my home regularly, I'd take action, too.