Tree Cricket

Habitats with high vegetation including shrubs, trees, meadows, and gardens; they are often found on the underside of leaves.

Omnivorous; they eat aphids, scale insects, caterpillars, and other small soft-bodied insects, as well as plant matter such as fruit, flowers, and leaves.

Night-active insects known for their high-pitched, rhythmic chirping made by males rubbing their wings together; they undergo incomplete metamorphosis with eggs laid in plant stems.

Generally beneficial to the ecosystem as they control pests like aphids, though they can cause minor damage to plants when laying eggs in stalks or feeding on foliage.