Spikethechameleon
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Hey whats that black thing hanging out of the resr end of the crickets. is it a reproductive thing.
What is that thing?
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SoCaliSon
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I may be mistaken.. but from my research a while back ... Only the females have that.. and when it sticks way out that means they are ready to lay eggs. So the the answer to your question I imagine would be yes... that is a reproductive thing...
But maybe an entomolgist will chime in and put my foot in my mouth for me.
But maybe an entomolgist will chime in and put my foot in my mouth for me.
JoshCrane1
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the experts can chime in on this but, i believe only males have them. and it is what they use to "chirp". they rub their back legs against this black stick in their booty to annoy us. i make this assumption because they only chirp once they start growing these and i see them doin it while they chirp. kinda like a spiny lobster rubs his antenneas on their head to make a grunting sound.
SoCaliSon
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Josh,
I'm not sure about this, as I tested it out. I HATE CHIRPPING CRICKETS... Which is why I started trying to figure out how to get them quite. Someone told me "Take off their back legs and they cant chirp.." Well I did that that... And they all still chirpped... So I closely observed a lil chirper... and it is their wings they flutter together to generate the chirp.. Now when I stick them in... I take off their back wings ... and I get no chirpping.
Edit: But I am no Entomolgist so I could be mistaken... Just my amature observation.
I'm not sure about this, as I tested it out. I HATE CHIRPPING CRICKETS... Which is why I started trying to figure out how to get them quite. Someone told me "Take off their back legs and they cant chirp.." Well I did that that... And they all still chirpped... So I closely observed a lil chirper... and it is their wings they flutter together to generate the chirp.. Now when I stick them in... I take off their back wings ... and I get no chirpping.
Edit: But I am no Entomolgist so I could be mistaken... Just my amature observation.
Vibrant Chameleons
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The long black thing coming out of the cricket is what the female uses to lay her eggs. The males do not have this.
gregdabender
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How exactly do you pull the wings off? tweezers? Those thing drive me nuts too...and i bet if i made them chirpless i would get atleast 4 hours more of sleep !
SoCaliSon
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I use Chop sticks while blindfolded....
When I feed crix each Cham gets a cup of 8 crix every other. I get 8 crix in a cup... then just use my hands (washed and sanitized) and grab them by the leg(or wherever) and a gentle pinch on the back of their abdomen normally gets me most of their wings and I just rip them off (carefull it is easy to ripthem in half). Takes about a min to get all 8 per cup... P.I.T.A.!!!! I recommend just using Dubias if your chams will eat them... Crickets are nothing but Hopping Chirpping Spawns of Satan! Not to mention roaches are easier to gutload and a lot more nutritious.
Nicodemayo
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SOMEDAY they will develop a genetic mutant cricket that cant chirp...... Maybe not soon but the company that does is gonna rake it in. They've genetically altered fruit flys, why not crickets?
SoCaliSon
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JoshCrane1
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i hate crickets, lil bastards, im glad im switching to worms.
gregdabender
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I have a hard enough time getting my girlfriend to let me have a housing unit of crikets let alone roaches >.<
