Cricket Ethogram

Typical Behavior
- Eating: All crickets seemed to prefer the dog treat opposed to the potato and carrot. After 5 days, the potato and carrot were still untouched while the dog treat was almost gone
- Huddling: All crickets seemed to stay in a tight group; including eating together, sleeping together and drinking together
- Height: Crickets seemed to fight over who would be on the top of the dixie cup
- Warmth: When the crickets were exposed to a colder environment they would leave the top of the dixie cup and all huddle inside
- Energy: The crickets seemed to be almost lazy, staying in one position for a long period of time
Mobile Behavior
- Jumping: When the vessel that the crickets were kept in was moved, the crickets would jump as hard as they could at the top of the lid
- Mating: Male crickets were move their wings together trying to attract a mate and would get aggressive towards each other by jumping and using their legs
- Eating: Crickets seemed to be eating each other. When one cricket would die, the other crickets would feast on the body
Questions
- Why did all the crickets die in the overnight temps when their are still crickets out in the wild at night?
- Why do the crickets fight for who will be on top of the dixie cup?
Predictions (For Question 2)
- Crickets fight to be on top of the dixie cup to protect themselves from predators.
- When on tope of the dixie cup, they can see the predators coming.