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Restless bush cricket

Hapithus agitator
Eats: A bit of everythingGrasshoppers and cricketsGardens and meadows6 legs

The restless bush cricket is a North American cricket. It belongs to a group known as flightless bush crickets. Unlike many crickets, the male does not sing to call a female.

Lives in
North America, in bushes and plants
Top speed
about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite people or sting.
What does it eat?
Like many crickets, it nibbles on plants and also eats small dead insects.
For real!Photo of Restless bush cricket
Picture by Judy Gallagher. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Male and female get to know each other by touching their feelers together and sensing each other's smell.

2

When courting, the male quietly shivers his wings without making a sound.

3

The female sometimes nibbles on the male's wings while they mate. Scientists think this keeps her close for longer.

you asked

Most asked questions about Restless bush cricket

?Do restless bush crickets chirp?

The males do not sing to attract females like other crickets. They meet by touching feelers.

?Is the restless bush cricket dangerous?

No. It is a harmless little cricket.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Hapithus agitator
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Gryllidae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Gryllidae
Lives on
North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Hapithus agitator (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Judy Gallagher. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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