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Crickets are insects that have long antennae and powerful legs adapted for leaping. The males produce a shrill chirping sound by rubbing their front wings together to attract female crickets, a sound with cultural resonance all over the world.
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"Field Cricket" by Ken Schneider is licensed under CC BY-NC.
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online
N.d. Cricket. http://www.britannica.com/Ebchecked/topic/142904/cricket, accessed
August 19, 2014.