House Crickets and Humans
Some people, usually in eastern cultures, choose to keep these singing creatures as pets. The songs are broken down into four distinct calls which are; the calling song, which used to find mates, the courting song, which is used to attract mates, the aggressive song, which is used to defend mates, and a celebratory song, which is sung after copulation.
Unknown to many, a house cricket may bite a human in self-defense. However, the bite will usually not break the skin and they do not carry disease; it may just be an unpleasant, if not unusual, story to tell. If you need to handle crickets, make a little house with your hands so the cricket can’t get out or won’t get squashed, and as long as they don’t panic, you will be safe from their teeth.