DEAR FRED: Based on the description and the photo you sent, the cricket you found is commonly called a Jerusalem cricket, also known as a potato bug, and native to the Western U.S. and Mexico. Its ...

Alias: Jerusalem cricket, child of the earth, skull head and old bald-headed man. Most of these names are translated from American Indian or Spanish names given to them years ago. This insect appears ...

How it got in, I don't know, but it's definitely there. For the past three nights, right around 8 it starts chirping and the kittens go crazy. I am thinking it got in through the venting system on the ...