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Cricket Chirp

Crickets are named for the high-pitched sounds male specimens produce in order to attract females. This chirp is created when the front wings are rubbed together and is amplified by wing surface. Different species of cricket produce distinctive and identifiable sounds. 

The house cricket is known for producing a loud, continuous chirp at night, while the chirp of the field cricket is less high-pitched but persists both day and night. Ground crickets are responsible for a series of soft, high-pitched, pulsating trills. Camel crickets do not produce songs. 

Temperature may also dictate the number of chirps produced by a cricket. Faster and more continuous chirping is possible at higher temperatures. A cricket may produce only four chirps per second or may be capable of producing more than 200 chirps in the same amount of time.

Crickets

House Crickets

Mole Cricket

Cave Cricket