For a fun little game, try using a snowy tree cricket as a thermometer ... They’re good-sized, but easy to overlook in their green or brown camouflage. At night they’re safe from birds, so they strike ...

The two main players are the katydid and the snowy tree cricket. Though you can't help but hear them you may never have seen them. Katydids are bright green and fairly large with chunky bodies ...

Tree crickets (Oecanthus spp ... Signs of mole cricket activity include raised lumps in your lawn and dead or dying brown patches of grass. Pouring soapy water over suspicious patches will ...

There is uncertainty about which species of crickets were used to determine the formula. NOAA scientists mention the snowy tree cricket (pictured above) is famous for possibly telling the temperature.

“They’re spread out across this gigantic evolutionary tree, and they use different strategies to maximize the efficiencies of their calls.” Crickets use their wings to make calls or ...